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National WIC infants and toddlers feeding study (805.15)
Author(s) -
Harrison Gail,
McNutt Suzanne,
Weinfield Nancy,
MacAllum Crystal,
Owens Tameka
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.805.15
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , food security , environmental health , low income , pediatrics , family medicine , gerontology , geography , socioeconomics , archaeology , sociology , agriculture
This is a nationally representative longitudinal study of contemporary feeding practices for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) (infants and toddlers in low‐income households and deemed at nutritional risk) population. The study is currently in the field (80 sites, 26 states and one territory); all local and state IRB requirements have been met. Over 4000 women and infants are expected to participate fully; recruitment has been very successful (97% of those invited). Eligible women (English‐ and Spanish‐speaking) are invited/ consented at a WIC enrollment visit. Interviews are conducted prenatally (or at enrollment for those enrolling postnatally within three months of delivery), and up to 10 times during the infant’s first two years of postnatal life. The USDA‐developed Automated Multiple Pass Method 24‐hr recall is utilized to collect 24‐hr dietary data for the child at every interview, and the six‐item USDA food security questionnaire is asked at five interviews. The projected database will be the only current large‐sample longitudinal feeding data representative of children of this age living in low‐income households available for informing the 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Grant Funding Source : USDA #AG‐3198‐B‐1‐0020