Introduction. Anemia in pregnant women is a public health problem in Peru. One strategy to prevent it is dietary diversity, including foods of animal origin (FAO), iron sources and other nutrients of high bioavailability. The benefits and perceived barriers to eat these foods may differ according to socioeconomic status. Objective. To compare the benefits and perceived barriers regarding eating food of animal origin (FAO) among pregnant women of different socioeconomic status. Design. Qualitative study, phenomenology design. Institution. A health establishment located in Carabayllo (low socioeconomic status: LSES) and another one in Magdalena del Mar (medium socioeconomic status: MSES). Sample. 20 pregnant women of each socioeconomic status, chosen by age, number of children, body weight. Interventions. In-depth interviews and focus groups after informed consent. Main outcome measures. B...

Introduction. Adolescence is a stage of physical and psychological changes; body image is of special importance and dissatisfaction with this can contribute to inappropriate practices. Objective. To identify self-perception of body image and practices adopted to change it. Design. Mixed quantitative and qualitative study. Setting. Private education institution, Miraflores district, Lima. Participants. Male and female adolescents. Interventions. In 108 boys and girls for the quantitative study, and 48 for the qualitative study, weight and height, body image self-perception, in-depth individual and group interviews were obtained. Main outcome measures. Percentage of misperception of weight or height. Perception of body image and practices applied to modify this. Results. In this study 36.1% had misperception of their weight and 50.9% of their height. Although most respondents in the qualit...

Nutrition plays a key role in the development of the future baby during pregnancy and lactation. Following conception maternal adaptation processes include physiological, biochemical and metabolic changes that require increasing nutritional needs. Failure to meet nutritional needs during pregnancy may be related to prematurity and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Information on dietary guidelines for pregnant woman presented in this article is expected to be useful to health care providers for proper guidance on maternal nutrition.

Nutrition plays a key role in the development of the future baby during pregnancy and lactation. Following conception maternal adaptation processes include physiological, biochemical and metabolic changes that require increasing nutritional needs. Failure to meet nutritional needs during pregnancy may be related to prematurity and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Information on dietary guidelines for pregnant woman presented in this article is expected to be useful to health care providers for proper guidance on maternal nutrition.

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