Meat and meat product consumption among infants in Latvia

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dc.contributor.authorŠirina, Inga
dc.contributor.authorStrele, Ieva
dc.contributor.authorSiksna, Inese
dc.contributor.authorGardovska, Dace
dc.contributor.institutionFaculty of Medicine
dc.contributor.institutionSabiedrības veselības un sociālās labklājības fakultāte
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-04T12:10:01Z
dc.date.available2021-06-04T12:10:01Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2017 De Gruyter Open Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractMeat consumption during the first year of life is especially important to provide necessary iron requirements. The aim of the study was to assess meat and meat product consumption of Latvian infants during their first year of life, in relation to different factors. Data were collected by interview method using two types of questionnaires: food frequency questionnaires and food diary. The study included a representative sample of infants and toddlers from all regions of Latvia with a target sample of 560 participants. The study included 266 infants: 127 girls, 139 boys, aged from 0 to 12 month. Data were summarised using the Excel software and analysed using the SPSS software. For data analysis two age groups were created: 0-5.9 months and 6-12 months. Consumption was analysed by two parameters: frequency and amount per feeding. Meat products were defined as offal products, sausages, and meat in baby food. Meat was mainly consumed after 6 months of age and by 73% of infants (n = 107). Meat from baby food was consumed only after 6 months and by 23% (n = 34). Sausages and offal products were consumed after 6 months of age. Sausages were consumed by 18% (n = 28) and offal products by 11% (n = 16) of infants. Meat consumption for the majority of infants was introduced after 6 months and was in accordance with recommendations.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.identifier.citationŠirina, I, Strele, I, Siksna, I & Gardovska, D 2017, 'Meat and meat product consumption among infants in Latvia', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 419-422. https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2017-0074
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/prolas-2017-0074
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/4713
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85043365723&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectInfants
dc.subjectMeat
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectOffal products
dc.subjectSausages
dc.subject3.1 Basic medicine
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectGeneral
dc.titleMeat and meat product consumption among infants in Latviaen
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