The purpose of this study is to describe the nutritional status, the relation of iron intake and absorption between female college students on normal diet and lacto-ovo-vegetarian female college students in the child bearing age. Physical examinati...
The purpose of this study is to describe the nutritional status, the relation of iron intake and absorption between female college students on normal diet and lacto-ovo-vegetarian female college students in the child bearing age. Physical examination, hematological paramenters(hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum iron, serum albumin) and nutrient intake by dietary survey were carried out on each subject.
The results obtained are summarized as follows,
1) Students on normal diet had higher values than lacto-ovo-vegetarian students in the height, weight, and skinfold thickness.
2) Hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum albumin values of the two groups showed no difference. But students on normal diet was higher in the serum iron value than lacto-ovo-vegetarian students.
3) On the nutrient intake of two groups, students on normal diet were higher than lacto-ovo-vegetarian students in the protein but students on normal diet were lower than lacto-ovo-vegetarian students in iron, vitamin A, vitamin B₂, vitamin C and dietary fiber.
4) Intakes of calories and protein of the two groups were lower than RDA but Ca, vitamin A, vitamin B₁, vitamin B₂, niacin, vitamin C intakes of the two groups was higher than RDA.
5) Amounts of iron absorbed showed no difference in the two groups. But iron absorption rate was higher in students on normal diet than lacto-ovo-vegetarian students.