Nutritional status of schoolgirls in Isfahan, Iran

Urine composition

Bibliographic Data

ID14722201
AuthorsAlan Wise (0009-0003-5594-819X, University of Isfahan, corresponding author), Mansure Boroumand (University of Isfahan), Shamoil Abguinessaz (University of Isfahan)
Year1979
Volume8
Issue4
Pages251-258
Publication date1979-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03670244.1979.9990574
OpenAlexW2039253824
LanguageEN
References cited21

A comparison of the excretion of urinary metabolites was made between seven years old schoolgirls from the upper and lower socioeconomic strata. The hydroxyproline index was lower in the children from the lower income groups, thus agreeing with anthropometric data which indicated that the children probably had lower growth rates than the children of professional people. No difference in protein status was found, but the results of urinary sulfate and nitrogen indicated that the amino acid composition of the dietary protein was a function of socioeconomic status. Children of professional people excreted four times as much riboflavin as those in the lower socioeconomic strata. Professionals’ children also excreted significantly more vitamin C. No significant differences were found for thiamin or N‐methyl nicotinamide. In the light of these findings, certain recommendations are made for improving school meal feeding in Iran

Animal science · Anthropometry · Biology · Composition (language · Environmental health · Excretion · Meal · Population · Riboflavin · Socioeconomic status · Urine · Vitamin · Body Composition Measurement Techniques · Chemistry · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Nutrition and Health in Aging · Endocrinology · Food Science · Internal Medicine · Physiology

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