Dietary Intake across Reproductive Life Stages of Women in India: A Cross-Sectional Survey from 4 Districts of India

Table 3

Expected versus observed increment in energy and nutrients intakes among pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Nutrients	Expected increment (IP − IY)/IY ∗ 100	Observed increment (pregnant women)	Expected increment (IL − IY)/IY ∗ 100	Observed increment (lactating mothers)
Energy (kcal)	18.4	−1	27.3	2.1
Protein (g)	42	1.8	29	4
Fat (g)	50	2.1	50	7
Calcium (mg)	100	13.4	100	3.7
Iron (mg)	67	1	0	6.3
Vitamin C (mg)	50	20.4	100	5.6
Zinc (mg)	20	−0.5	10	3.7
Folic acid (mcg)	150	−3.3	50	−0.5

I_P, intake among pregnant women; I_Y, intake among adult females; I_L, intake among lactating mothers; g, gram; mg, milligram; mcg, microgram; kcal, kilocalories.