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Determinants and adequacy of food consumption of children in La Trinidad, the Philippines
Author(s) -
Blijham Nienke,
De Kan Lieke,
Niehof Anke
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
international journal of consumer studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 1470-6423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2006.00501.x
Subject(s) - environmental health , context (archaeology) , food consumption , vitamin , consumption (sociology) , malnutrition , medicine , geography , agricultural economics , economics , sociology , social science , archaeology , pathology
In the Philippines, vitamin A and vitamin C deficiencies, particularly among children, is a pressing health problem. This article reports the results of a research project that aimed at gaining insight into the factors in the household context that influence food intake of children and the role these factors play in vitamin A and vitamin C deficiencies. The research was carried out in La Trinidad, an urban area in the Philippines, where sufficient nutritious foods proved to be available. The results show that household income has only a minor impact on nutritional status. The nutritional status of children seems to be primarily influenced by their food preferences and the level of parental control on their food intake.