کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2658424 1140081 2007 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Food Security Status and Produce Intake and Behaviors of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Participants
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک دانش تغذیه
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Food Security Status and Produce Intake and Behaviors of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Participants
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveThis study identified differences between women from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)− and WIC/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program−participating households regarding household food security status, fruit and vegetable intake and behaviors, perceived diet quality, and education level; and assessed the relationship between household food security status and perceived diet quality and perceived health.Design, subjects/settingCross-sectional survey of women from Athens County, Ohio (WIC, n=829; Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, n=246) living in WIC households.ResultsOf 228 participants completing the food security portion of the survey, 61 (26.8%) were living in food secure households, while 47 (20.6%), 75 (32.9%), and 45 (19.7%) were living in households at risk for (marginal) food insecurity, with low food security, and with very low food security, respectively. For the entire sample, food insecurity was associated with poorer diet quality (r=−0.248, P<0.001). Food security status (χ2=2.117, P=0.548) did not differ between groups. Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program reported higher education levels (P=0.027). Unlike fruit intake (t test, P=0.769), vegetable intake servings were greater among Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (2.2±1.2), compared to WIC (1.9±1.0) (t test, P=0.040). Both perceived benefit (χ2=4.574, P=0.032) and perceived diet quality (χ2=7.219, P=0.027) were greater for Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program.ConclusionsFarmers’ Market Nutrition Program participants exhibit more indicators of a healthful diet, but appear not to be more food secure. Nutrition education regarding the benefits of fresh produce intake can help to improve diet quality and increase Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program participation.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the American Dietetic Association - Volume 107, Issue 11, November 2007, Pages 1903–1908
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