1Dietitian, Pakistan
2Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, RanaLiaquat Ali Khan Government College Of Home Economics, Pakistan
2Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, RanaLiaquat Ali Khan Government College Of Home Economics, Pakistan
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Correspondence: Ariba Safwan, Dietitian, Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi, Pakistan
Received: December 18, 2016 | Published: January 20, 2017
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Citation: Safwan A, Asar F. Association between hemoglobin status with vitamin c intake. Adv Obes Weight Manag Control. 2017;6(1):25-28. DOI: 10.15406/aowmc.2017.06.00145
Background: Diets across the world are commonly deficient in several micronutrients, especially iron and iron deficiency disorders are a major public health problem in many developing countries. It is important to understand the factors that contribute to maintain optimal iron status. The current study was conducted to view the effect of vitamin C intake, which is known to increase iron absorption, on iron status as represented in hemoglobin status.
Objective: The objectives of the study were
- To investigate the association between hemoglobin status and Vitamin C intake among the BS students of RLAK College of Home Economics.
- To assess the vitamin C intake in the students.
Limitations
- Time was a limiting factor.
- It was a small scale study hence didn’t involve a large sample.
Methodology: The study was carried out on 150 respondents (all adolescent girls) of age groups 19 to 25 years. The data was collected via questionnaires. The questionnaire was filled by the help of generic food photograph atlas. Standardized recipes were used to calculate the Vitamin C intake in the food consumed. The data collected was entered in SPSS and analyzed by Independent Sample T test and Measure of Central Tendency i.e. mean.
Result: There was no significant association between hemoglobin status and vitamin C intake with p value = 0.394 (i.e.; p > 0.05). Mean vitamin C intake of the selected sample was higher i.e. 122.09 mg/day which is above RDA (75 mg/day). The result also revealed that mean consumption of vitamin C rich foods is slightly higher in subjects with normal hemoglobin status as compared to those with below normal hemoglobin level.
Conclusion: It has been concluded that there is no significant association between hemoglobin status and vitamin C intake. But the vitamin C rich food consumption is high in subjects with normal hemoglobin than those with below normal.
Keywords: Iron; Vitamin C; Haemoglobin; Factors
TIBC, total iron-binding capacity; UIBC, unsaturated iron binding capacity; TfR, transferring receptor
Diets across the world are commonly deficient in several micronutrients, especially iron. In developing countries, severe iron deficiency is considered to contribute directly to cognitive impairment, decreased work productivity, and death.1,2 In industrialized countries, iron depletion increases the risk of anemia in certain populations (e.g., pregnant women, female blood donors, and women using intrauterine devices). It is therefore, important to understand the factors contributing to maintain optimal iron status.
Dietary iron absorption is strongly affected by iron status, by the form of iron consumed, and by other constituents in the diet.3–5 Nonheme iron is poorly absorbed compared with heme iron, and many nutritional factors are known to influence its absorption positively (vitamin C and meat) or negatively (phytates, fibers, polyphenols, and calcium).6 Ascorbic acid has been shown by many authors to be a strong promoter of nonheme iron absorption and is implicated in iron status.7
The purpose of this study was to find the association between iron status and vitamin c intake among the teen-aged students of RLAK college of Home Economics Karachi.
The current study examined the association between hemoglobin statuses with vitamin C intake of the adolescent girls of RLAK College of Home Economics.
Subject and sampling
Population: The total population of B.S programme in RLAK College is 500. The population consisted of girls of 19-25 years.
Convenient sample: The sample was convenient because it was collected from my college. The students had their hemoglobin checked as the requisition of their assignments.
Size of sample: Total sample size is 150. I collected data from 25 students
Data collection
Procedure: The data was collected from BS students of RLAK College of home economics. The data collector filed the questionnaires to the students in college. Students were explained how to fill the questionnaires and were asked to fill their academic records after rechecking their mark sheets for accuracy. The questionnaires were then collected. A signed consent form was obtained from each of the participant before the commencement of the study.
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Types of data collected: The questionnaire included 4 types of data
- General information
- Deficiency symptoms
- Food frequency table
- Academic records
The current study used hemoglobin level from general information and food frequency table to assess the vitamin C intake.8
Tools for data collection
The tool for data collection was questionnaire which include 1 day 24 hour recall and food photograph atlas.
Questionnaire: Girls were asked questions related to iron deficiency anemia symptoms and hemoglobin levels, number of family members and age, which helped to analyze their health status more precisely.
Food photograph atlas: Rubina Hakeem (RH) published generic FPA photographs were used to assist data collection.
Data entry
The data was entered in SPSS, Version 13 (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences). Each data collector participated equally in the data entry. After the entry of data by all the collectors, it was pooled in a single file and cleaned. Each student extracted the data for their specific study.
Nutrient analysis
About 96 food items were listed in the food frequency table. The pictures selected by the respondents from the GFP Atlas showed the volume of food consumed. Standardized recipes were used to calculate the nutrient content of Vitamin C.9
Statistical analysis
The level P ≤ 0.05 was considered as the cut-off value for significance. Data were presented using descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies and percentages for quantitative variables. Independent Sample T Test was used to find association between mean intake of Vitamin C and hemoglobin status of the subjects.
Presentation of results
The characteristics of the subjects are presented in tables. The association of vitamin C intake and hemoglobin status is presented in chart. Intakes are presented as mean in tables.
General characteristics of the subjects
This study of 150 respondents included all reproductive girls of age 19-25 years. The sample consists of subjects with below normal and normal hemoglobin status while none of the respondent had above normal hemoglobin status. Table 1 indicates the general characteristics of respondents i.e. age, hemoglobin status, and weight status.
General Characteristics | Percentages (%) |
Age of the respondent | |
19 – 21 yrs | 85.30% |
22 – 25 yrs | 14.70% |
Total | 100% |
Hemoglobin Status | |
Below Normal (<12 g/dl) | 40% |
Normal (12-15.5 g/dl) | 60% |
Total | 100% |
Weight Status | |
Underweight (BMI < 18 kg/m2) | 26.66% |
Normal (BMI 18-24.5 kg/m2) | 54% |
Overweight (BMI 25-30 kg/m2) | 14.67% |
Obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2) | 4.67% |
Total | 100% |
Table 1 General Characteristics of the respondents
The study included the subjects lie on the last stage of adolescence (19-21 yrs) mostly. This study indicated that students with normal hemoglobin status are greater than with below normal. According to Berkson, for an unbiased evaluation, it is essential to use highly selected groups of normal and anemic groups of subjects which are discrete with regard to their distributions by hemoglobin level may give suggestive evidence of anemia.
Furthermore this study indicated that underweight students are greater than overweight while majority of the students possess normal weight status. Studies have shown that BMI is an anthropological measure that is currently used by health and medical professions as a marker of obesity.
Average consumption of vitamin C (mg/d) in Subjects
The subjects were evaluated for their average consumption of Vitamin C which was computed through Measure of Central Tendency i.e. Mean.
According to the 2001-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), mean intakes of vitamin C were 83.6 mg/day for adult females, meeting the currently established RDA for most non-smoking adults.9 In the present study the mean consumption of Vitamin C was found to be 122.09 mg/day which is greater than the RDA i.e. 75 mg/day.10
Association between Vitamin C Intake (mg/d) and hemoglobin status
The association between Vitamin C intake and hemoglobin status was found by using independent sample t test. Results were presented as means and are presented in Figure 1. The result was statistically insignificant because the p value obtained was higher (0.394) than the standard cutoff for the significance level (0.05).
Figure 1 Association between Hb status and Vit C intake (mg/d)
p = 0.394.
Values of Vitamin C are presented as means.
p = 0.394.
Values of Vitamin C are presented as means.
The result revealed that there is no association between hemoglobin status and Vitamin C intake. However, past studies show positive association between Vitamin C and hemoglobin status. In one study in which increasing amounts of ascorbic acid ranging from 25 to 1000 mg were added to a liquid formula meal containing 4.1 mg nonheme iron, iron absorption increased progressively from 0.8% to 7.1%11 thus improving hemoglobin status.
In contrast with the striking effect of ascorbic acid on iron absorption as revealed by past researches, the improvement in iron status when the diet is supplemented with vitamin C has been minimal. In one study, the addition of 2000 mg vitamin C/day to the diet for ≤2 y did not alter iron stores significantly as measured by serum ferritin concentrations. In another study, 100 mg ascorbic acid given 3 times daily with meals to menstruating women for 9 month had no significant effect on iron status. Similarly, 25 healthy women aged 20-45 y with low iron stores as defined by a serum ferritin concentration <20 μg/L were given 500 mg ascorbic acid 3 times daily with meals for 10 wk. There was no significant alteration in biochemical indexes of iron status in these women, even in those consuming a diet low in bioavailable iron.11
Average intake of vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables
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The subjects were assessed for their intake of vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables. In fruits, citrus fruits, and in vegetables, tomatoes were the mostly consumed food. Mango is also a rich source of Vitamin C, but it was missed in the questionnaire. Table 2 & 3 represents the results of the average intake of vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables.12 The mean intake of fruits and vegetables is lower in Pakistan might be due to changing lifestyle which include more meat and processed food products while lowering intake of fruits, vegetables and whole grain products.
Fruits | Mean Intake (g/d) |
Papaya | 5.96 |
Watermelon | 16.9 |
Berries | 4.16 |
citrus | 22.58 |
Table 2 Mean Intake of Vitamin C Rich Fruits
Values expressed as means
Vegetables | Mean Intake (g/d) |
Tomatoes | 38.23 |
Cauliflower/Cabbage | 8.72 |
Green beans | 3.71 |
Table 3 Mean Intake of Vitamin C Rich Vegetables
Values expressed as means
Association between hemoglobin status and mean intake of vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables
The association between hemoglobin status and mean intake of vitamin C rich fruits and vegetables was found by using custom tables by their means. Figure 2 shows the association between the two. These results indicate that the overall intake of fruits and vegetables is slightly higher in subjects with normal hemoglobin compared with those having hemoglobin status below normal. However, there is no significant difference between the two as shown by Figure 2. The result also shows that the consumption of tomatoes and berries is higher in subjects with hemoglobin status below normal as compared to subjects having normal hemoglobin.
Figure 2 Association between Hb Status and mean intake of Vit C rich Fruits and Vegetables.
A few authors found that consumption of fruits or vegetables enhances iron absorption or status, whereas other authors found no relation. These inconsistent results might be due to other components of fruits and vegetables that may have either an enhancing or inhibiting effect on iron absorption. In particular, an inhibiting effect of fiber on nonheme iron absorption has been suggested by several authors, but studies on the effect of fiber from fruits and vegetables are lacking.12
The present study shows no association between hemoglobin status and vitamin C intake (i.e. p> 0.05) however, the mean intake of Vitamin C is higher and above RDA. The reason might be that a diet consisting of varied fruits and vegetables with different levels of vitamin C and fiber, the effects of these components counteract each other, leading to an unchanged hemoglobin concentration. Further work is needed to more closely identify the complex enhancing and inhibiting effects of different fruit and vegetable components (vitamin C, fibers, phytates, polyphenols, and others) on iron status.10
The success of my project depends largely on the encouragement and guidance of many others. I take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people who have been instrumental in the successful completion of this project. I would like to show my greatest appreciation to Ms. Farzana Asar. I cannot thank her enough for her tremendous guidance in data collection and entry, and statistical investigation and interpretation. I would also like to thank Dr. Rubina Hakeem for her tremendous support at each step and for providing her Food Photograph Atlas. The guidance and support received from all the members who contributed to this project was vital for the success of the project. I am grateful for their constant support and help.
©2017 Safwan, et al . This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and build upon your work non-commercially.
How to Download TV Shows from the Internet
Well, it’s that time of year again, the Fall TV season is starting. Oh yeah after a long summer of nothing to do but go outside, meet other humans, and physical activity you can finally plop down on the couch and turn into a fat zombie watching the thrilling new episodes of your favorite shows. Now, I know you’re going to be there promptly every night living vicariously through your celluloid pseudo friends.
But, what if all of that human contact and activity from the summer bleeds into the fall? What if you find yourself having plans on, (don’t say it) a WEEKNIGHT gasp! Sure, you could just set the Tivo to grab all of your favorite shows, right after you remember to back up your computer, wear a condom and floss daily. Or worse yet, let’s say one of your “friends” or “neighbors” grabs you at the last minute and forces you to miss an episode of “The Office”. You can’t ask the Tivo to go get shows that it never recorded.
It must be difficult, expensive, or illegal. NO!, NO!, and “Probably Not.” It is pretty simple, totally free, and probably legal.
Well, all is not lost, you can always get any shows, with the commercials edited out right from the only “real” friend that you have (except for the TV), you guessed it, the Internet.
That doesn’t sound right. It must be difficult, expensive, or illegal. NO!, NO!, and “Probably Not.” It is pretty simple, totally free, and probably legal. (Well, when was the last time that you heard of someone getting sued for downloading Scrubs?) Follow these simple steps in this TWO PART ARTICLE and you can get any shows Freely, Quickly, and Easily.
What You Need to Download TV Shows
There are two things that you need to get your shows from the Internet:
- A tool to download the files
- A site that posts links to the files
Get a “Bit Torrent” tool that will download the files from the Internet.
Bit Torrent is a technology that allows you to download large files from users all over the world. Many people have a file and you take little pieces of the file from all of them at the same time. This is a pretty safe technology.
There are many “Good” Free Bit Torrent tools available; this guide will use one called “uTorrent”. Another good one is “Azureus”.
Get the uTorrent tool HERE.
Install the “uTorrent” software on your computer.
After you install the software and open it, you need to tell it where to put the files (TV shows) that you download.
Click Options> Preferences from the application’s toolbar.
This will open the Preferences window.
Select Downloads from the navigation tree on the left side of the Preferences window. This is where you tell uTorrent where to put your downloaded files.
Set your system to the circled setting above.
Finding Your Shows
Now, you are all ready to get some TV shows. You need to open up your web browser and go to a “Torrent Download Site” that will let you begin downloading files.
There are many of these sights that specialize in different things like Computer Software (probably semi-illegal), Video Games (ditto), and Videos. The one that caters specifically to TV and is very good is XTVi.com.
Go to http://tvrss.net/shows/ in your browser.
There is an alphabetical “Jump To” list at the top of the page. Click on the letter that your show starts with to find the show.
Let’s say you’re a fan of Saturday Night Live, click on the letter “S”.
Locate and select your show.
You will be directed to a list of posted episodes.
There is a bit of information here, but the key thing is the last field (Date and Time). Shows will be chronologically listed by the date they were posted to the site. Usually the day after the show aired. Newest dates are at the top.
Click on the Show Name link on the right side of the screen for your episode.
Now, you will see a link that says “Download this torrent!”
Click this link to start downloading your file.
You will be asked if you want to Save or Open the file.
YOU MUST CLICK OPEN!
Then, uTorrent will open and ask you if want to add the new torrent. This means start downloading the torrent.
Of course you want to download the torrent.
Click the OK button.
The file will begin downloading. Morph age 5 0 2 download free.
The ETA column lists the amount of time until the file completes downloading. You can right click on the torrent and select a few things to speed up your download.
Bandwidth Allocation> High
and
Update Tracker
These should speed up the file.
Well, that’s it for Part 1. Check out Part 2 of this article, where you can see how to How to Make uTorrent Automatically Find and Download your Favorite Shows
Complete instructions are available in a Word Document. (Hey, who wants to have their browser open when their trying to set this stuff up?
Update: More Ways to Download Your TV Shows
There is an article on Lifehacker that outlines Six Ways to Catch Your Favorite TV Shows. Very thorough and well written. They’re the best at this stuff!
Stay Tuned for the Next Article
In the next article I’ll cover How to Make uTorrent Automatically Find and Download TV Shows.
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