Diet and ethanol intake during pregnancy.
Five hundred and seventy-eight postpartum women were interviewed about food and alcohol intake. Nutrient intake, based on "average day" recall, was scored for 11 nutrients. Ethanol frequency, volume, and maximum single-occasion intakes were determined. Only 30 percent of women had diets that provided at least two-thirds of the RDAs for the nutrients measured. Zinc and magnesium, necessary for normal development, were most commonly inadequate. Eighty-two percent of women drank alcoholic beverages at least once during pregnancy. More than 10 percent of women had single-occasion ethanol intakes of 3 oz. or more.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D004032:Diet; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005260:Female; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors