TY - JOUR
T1 - A systematic review on micronutrient intake adequacy in adult minority populations residing in Europe
T2 - The need for action
AU - Ngo, Joy
AU - Roman-Viñas, Blanca
AU - Ribas-Barba, Lourdes
AU - Golsorkhi, Mana
AU - Medina, Marisol Wharthon
AU - Bekkering, Geertruida E.
AU - Gurinovic, Mirjana
AU - Novakovic, Romana
AU - Cavelaars, Adriënne
AU - de Groot, Lisette C.P.G.M.
AU - Serra-Majem, Lluis
N1 - Funding Information:
The work report herein has been carried out within the EURRECA Network of Excellence ( http://www.EURRECA.org ), which is financially supported by the Commission of the European Communities, specific Research Technology and Development (RTD) Programme Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources, within the Sixth Framework Programme, contract no. 036196. This report does not necessarily reflect the Commission’s views or its future policy in this area. We thank the anonymous reviewers for their insight and editorial input.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2013, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2014/10
Y1 - 2014/10
N2 - This systematic review evaluated micronutrient intake inadequacy of ten micronutrients for adult ethnic minority populations residing in Europe. Pubmed was searched for studies, related references were checked and experts consulted. Ten studies were identified and six were included in the final analysis representing Albanian, Roma, Sub-Saharan African, South Asian and African-Caribbean minority groups. The Estimated Average Requirement cut point was applied to estimate inadequate intake. With the exception of a sub-Saharan African study, of seven micronutrients analysed, inadequate intakes were markedly elevated (>50 % of the population in most cases) in both genders for folate, vitamin B12, calcium and iron (the latter in females only). A pressing need exists for intake adequacy studies with sound methodologies addressing ethnic minority groups in Europe. These populations constitute a vulnerable population for inadequate intakes and results substantiate the need for further investigation, interventions and policy measures to reduce their nutritional risk.
AB - This systematic review evaluated micronutrient intake inadequacy of ten micronutrients for adult ethnic minority populations residing in Europe. Pubmed was searched for studies, related references were checked and experts consulted. Ten studies were identified and six were included in the final analysis representing Albanian, Roma, Sub-Saharan African, South Asian and African-Caribbean minority groups. The Estimated Average Requirement cut point was applied to estimate inadequate intake. With the exception of a sub-Saharan African study, of seven micronutrients analysed, inadequate intakes were markedly elevated (>50 % of the population in most cases) in both genders for folate, vitamin B12, calcium and iron (the latter in females only). A pressing need exists for intake adequacy studies with sound methodologies addressing ethnic minority groups in Europe. These populations constitute a vulnerable population for inadequate intakes and results substantiate the need for further investigation, interventions and policy measures to reduce their nutritional risk.
KW - EURRECA
KW - Ethnic minority populations
KW - Immigrants
KW - Inadequate intakes
KW - Micronutrients
KW - Roma
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84875292593&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10903-013-9799-3
DO - 10.1007/s10903-013-9799-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 23536278
AN - SCOPUS:84875292593
SN - 1557-1912
VL - 16
SP - 941
EP - 950
JO - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
IS - 5
ER -
