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2019 Conference

del 21 al 23 de May del 2019

Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA, USA

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F3a Food Insecurity and Nutritional Quality of Foods Acquired for At-Home Consumption by SNAP-Eligible Households

jueves, el 23 de mayo de 2019 a las 09:45–11:15 EDT
F. Scott Fitzgerald D
Key Words

SNAP, food insecurity, diet quality, FoodAPS, obesity

Short Description

Households of low socioeconomic status are characterized by high risk of food insecurity and unhealthy diet. Living in a food desert and having limited access to financial, social, and other resources were identified common culprits, leading to greater obesity risk and health disparity. This study uses the USDA’s National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) to explore the relationship between food insecurity and nutritional quality of foods acquired for at-home consumption among low-income households. Specifically, it examines whether households facing limited resource and environmental challenges choose to buy foods of low nutritional value as a coping mechanism to remain food secure at the margin. Evidence of quantity-quality tradeoff in food consumption among poor households will inform realistic and effective nutrition policy and programs.

First & Corresponding Author

Yunhee Chang, University of Mississippi
Authors in the order to be printed

Yunhee Chang, Swarn Chatterjee, Jinhee Kim

Additional Authors

Swarn Chatterjee, University of Georgia
Jinhee Kim, University of Maryland
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