Poverty and Food Intake in Rural America: Diet Quality Is Lower in Food Insecure Adults in the Mississippi Delta

Abstract Objective To determine if measures of diet quality differ between food insecure and food secure adults in a rural high-risk population. Design Random digit dialing telephone survey of a cross-section of the population designed to collect data on food intake, household demographics, and food...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2007-11, Vol.107 (11), p.1886-1894
Hauptverfasser: Champagne, Catherine M., PhD, RD, FADA, Casey, Patrick H., MD, Connell, Carol L., PhD, RD, Stuff, Janice E., PhD, RD, Gossett, Jeffrey M., MS, Harsha, David W., PhD, McCabe-Sellers, Beverly, PhD, RD, Robbins, James M., PhD, Simpson, Pippa M., PhD, Weber, Judith L., PhD, RD, Bogle, Margaret L., PhD, RD
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objective To determine if measures of diet quality differ between food insecure and food secure adults in a rural high-risk population. Design Random digit dialing telephone survey of a cross-section of the population designed to collect data on food intake, household demographics, and food security status. Setting A representative sample of adults who live in 36 counties in the Lower Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Subjects One thousand six hundred seven adults, both white and African American. Main outcome measures Food security status and diet quality, as defined by adherence to the Healthy Eating Index and Dietary Reference Intakes by determinations from self-reported food intake (1 day intake). Statistical analyses Regression analysis, t tests, Wald statistic, and beta tests were employed. Results Food secure adults scored higher on Healthy Eating Index than food insecure adults ( P =0.0001), but the regression model showed no differences when multiple factors were included. Food secure individuals consistently achieved higher percentages of the Dietary Reference Intakes (specifically Estimated Average Requirements and Adequate Intakes) than food insecure individuals, with the greatest differences seen for vitamin A ( P
ISSN:0002-8223
2212-2672
1878-3570
2212-2680
DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2007.08.003