Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ495948
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Black and White Adolescent Females' Pre-Pregnancy Nutrition Status.
Sargent, Roger C.; And Others
Adolescence, v29 n116 p845-58 Win 1994
Results indicated that black females ingested more energy, protein, calcium, and iron than did white females. Significant percentages of both black and white females' intakes of energy, calcium, and iron fell below recommended allowances, suggesting that most of those surveyed possessed poor prepregnancy nutritional status. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Females, Food, Health, Nutrition, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Primary Health Care, Secondary Education, Whites
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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