Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2019

STUDY OF MICRONUTRIENTS, FREE RADICAL AND ANTIOXIDANTS IN PREGNANT WOMEN

Yogita M. Shinde, Dr Z G Badade, Dr Jayashree Narshetty

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Introduction: Nutritional anemia is more prevalent among women and contributes to maternal morbidity and mortality, as well as to low birth weight. The relationship between decreased iron availability in the nutrient media and the possible onset of oxidative stress is becoming more evident, because of the dual role played by iron in cell metabolism as either an antioxidant or a pro–oxidant factor. Methods: The present study we comprised two groups, including low and high socioeconomic pregnant women (25–30 yrs). In these groups we studied complete blood cell count by sysmax cell counter; Serum Iron, TIBC and Zinc level by standard colorimetric methods; Plasma Vitamin C, Serum Malondialdehyde, Superoxide Dismutase was estimated by spectrophotometrically. Observations & Results: We found statistically significant increased levels of lipid peroxidation and marked decrease in enzymatic and non–enzymatic antioxidants in anemic as compared to non–anemic pregnant women. We observed negative correlation between serum MDA and iron level (r = –0.60) in moderately anemic pregnant women. We also found negative correlation of serum MDA with vitamin C, SOD and Zinc (r = –0.48, r= – 0.44, r = –0.53 resp.) and positive correlation between serum MDA and TIBC (r = 0.35) in moderately anemic pregnant women. Conclusion: Over–all socio–economic development is recommended that all women of childbeå age should receive basic nutrition education. Thus there is an urgent need to promote healthy weaning practices and consumption of nutritionally sound, complementary foods to prevent anemia and decrease oxidative stress.

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STUDY OF MICRONUTRIENTS, FREE RADICAL AND ANTIOXIDANTS IN PREGNANT WOMEN, Yogita M. Shinde, Dr Z G Badade, Dr Jayashree Narshetty INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-7 | July-2019

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