Open AccessRelationship of participation in food assistance programs to the nutritional quality of diets.
Author(s) -
Lillian Emmons
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.77.7.856
Subject(s) - food stamp program , food stamps , environmental health , supplemental nutrition assistance program , medicine , low income , nutrient , quality (philosophy) , gerontology , food insecurity , geography , socioeconomics , political science , food security , biology , sociology , agriculture , law , ecology , archaeology , welfare , philosophy , epistemology
This study describes the participation of 76 low-income families in six food assistance programs, and analyzes their diets using 24-hour recalls collected weekly during one month. Larger families participated in more food assistance programs than smaller families but did not have diets with higher nutrient content. Although 71 per cent of the families participated in more than the Food Stamp Program (FSP), many did not consume nutrients supposedly available with the FSP alone.