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Maternal nutritional status as a contributing factor for the risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.
Reprod Toxicol
January 2016
The University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA), Albuquerque, USA.
Article Synopsis
- The study compared the nutrition of 57 South African mothers of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) to 148 control mothers.
- Most mothers were found deficient in essential micronutrients, though mothers of FASD children consumed more micronutrients overall.
- Despite similar total food intake, control mothers had a higher average body mass index (BMI), indicating that maternal BMI is more crucial for child health outcomes than individual nutrient levels.
Dietary intake, nutrition, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in the Western Cape Province of South Africa.
Reprod Toxicol
July 2014
The University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions (CASAA), Albuquerque, USA.
In this study, we describe the nutritional status of women from a South African community with very high rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). Nutrient intake (24-h recall) of mothers of children with FASD was compared to mothers of normal controls. Nutrient adequacy was assessed using Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFamily Functioning, Substance Use and Related Problem Behaviors: Hispanic vs. Anglo Runaway Youths.
J Ethn Subst Abuse
January 2002
Natasha Slesnick, Christina Vasquez, and Joyce Bittinger are affiliated with The University of New Mexico Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse and Addictions.
Runaway youths represent a neglected clinical group, and few studies have examined ethnicity differences within this population. Substance use, family functioning and related problem behaviors were examined in a sample of Hispanic and Anglo runaway youths with substance abuse diagnoses (N = 145). Youths, aged 12-17, were recruited from two urban, southwestern runaway shelters.
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