A cross-sectional study of vitamin A, C and D and Iron daily intake among adolescents and its correlation with over nutrition status

Obesity in adolescents has significantly increased in the last ten years, characterized by high consumption of unhealthy diet such as drinking sugar sweetened beverages and eating fast foods. Such foods contain high carbohydrates, high saturated fats, low fibers and low micronutrients like vitamin A, C, and D, and Fe. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the correlation of daily micronutrients intake and over-nutrition status in adolescents. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 45 adolescents with over nutrition in Surakarta city. Data of daily vitamin A, C, and D and Fe were collected using a 24 hours’ food recall questionnaire, which was then converted using a free Nutrisurvey software whilst over nutrition status was determined using the World Health Organization Anthro chart. To assess the correlation of individual variable with over-nutrition status, the Rank Spearman test was used and the multiple linear regression test was used to analyze all together variables with over-nutrition status. Daily intake of Vitamin A (r = 0.052; p = 0.736), vitamin C (r = 0.113; p = 0.459), and Fe (r = 0.106; p = 0.487) were not correlated with over-nutrition status but vitamin D intake significantly correlated with over-nutrition status (r = -0.410; p = 0.005). In conclusion, daily micronutrients intake has different correlations with over-nutrition status among adolescents.