Abstract

The workers' nutrition can play an effective role in the social health and the economical status of the society. This cross-sectional study determined farmers' nutritional status in Yazd, Iran. 400 farmers were studied in this research using 24-hr dietary recall for 2 days. After removing the over and under-reporting cases, the Nutritional Adequacy Ratio was calculated for 10 nutrients including Vitamin A, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, iron, zinc, calcium, magnesium and copper in 320 participants. The findings of the study indicated that the Nutritional Adequacy Ratio for vitamin A, C, E, zinc, calcium and magnesium was less than land more than 20 of participants obtained less than 75 of recommended values of these nutrients. Furthermore 28.93 and7.44 percent of the farmers suffered from overweight and obesity. It could be asserted that farmers' nutritional status in the study area is poor and needs to be improved. © IDOSI Publications, 2012.