Use of dietary supplements by pregnant women in Colombia

• Main Authors: Robinson Ramírez-Vélez (Author), Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista (Author), Héctor Reynaldo Triana-Reina (Author), Emilio González-Jiménez (Author), Jacqueline Schmidt-RioValle (Author), Katherine González-Ruíz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background During pregnancy, the need for certain nutrients increases. This study assessed the prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with dietary supplement use in a representative sample of pregnant women in Colombia. Method Data for this study were obtained from a cross-sect...