A Food Transfer Program without a Formal Education Component Modifies Complementary Feeding Practices in Poor Rural Mexican Communities | Zendy

María J Ramírez-Luzuriaga | Zendy; Mishel UnarMunguía | Zendy; Sonia RodríguezRamírez | Zendy; Juan Á. Rivera | Zendy; Teresa González de Cosío | Zendy

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A Food Transfer Program without a Formal Education Component Modifies Complementary Feeding Practices in Poor Rural Mexican Communities

Author(s) -

María J Ramírez-Luzuriaga,

Mishel UnarMunguía,

Sonia RodríguezRamírez,

Juan Á. Rivera,

Teresa González de Cosío

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463

H-Index - 265

eISSN - 1541-6100

pISSN - 0022-3166

DOI - 10.3945/jn.115.215962

Subject(s) - dietary diversity , micronutrient , environmental health , nutrition education , malnutrition , food group , medicine , food security , gerontology , geography , agriculture , archaeology , pathology

Inadequate complementary feeding partially explains micronutrient deficiencies in the first 2 y of life. To prevent malnutrition, the Mexican government implemented the Programa de Apoyo Alimentario (PAL), which transferred either food baskets containing micronutrient-fortified milk and animal food products or cash to beneficiary families along with educational sessions.

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