Food Security Status and Nutrition Indices of Hispanic Children Participating in Central Mississippi WIC

An abstract of a study by Sinclair et al describing the food security status and nutrition indices of Hispanic children attending WIC clinics/distribution centers in central Mississippi counties is presented. Demographic data including mother's education level, family income, years in US, numbe...

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Published inJournal of the American Dietetic Association Vol. 108; no. 9; p. A109
Main Authors Sinclair, E, Connell, C, Yadrick, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Elsevier Inc 01.09.2008
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Children & youth
Food
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hispanic people
Internal Medicine
Nutrition
United States > US
Mississippi
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Summary:An abstract of a study by Sinclair et al describing the food security status and nutrition indices of Hispanic children attending WIC clinics/distribution centers in central Mississippi counties is presented. Demographic data including mother's education level, family income, years in US, number of adults and number of children in the household were collected from the respondents. 21.2% of respondents experienced low food security while another 50% experienced very low food security. The high incidence of low and very low food security in this small sample suggest a need for a more comprehensive assessment of the food security status of Hispanic families utilizing food and nutrition programs.
ISSN:0002-8223
2212-2672
1878-3570
2212-2680
DOI:10.1016/j.jada.2008.06.325