BACKGROUND Improving access to supermarkets has been shown to improve some dietary outcomes, yet there is little evidence for such effects on children. Relatedly, there is a dearth of research assessing the impact of a structural change (i.e. supermarket in a former food desert) on the home environment and its relationship with children's diet. OBJECTIVE Assess the relative impact of the home...

HIV and AIDS have posed various medical, nutritional, social and economic problems, female-headed households being the most affected. Poor nutritional knowledge and dietary practices common among the most affected households significantly contribute to the rapid progression of HIV. However, very little data exist concerning these aspects of nutrition among women living with HIV and AIDS in reso...

The Health of the Nation document published in 1992 (Department of Health, 1992) set in place a comprehensive strategy for promoting public health across the whole community. Of the priority key areas (coronary heart disease and stroke, cancers, mental and sexual health, and accidents) heart disease, stroke and cancers have a clear nutritional component. Specific targets were set in relation to...

BACKGROUND Childhood obesity disproportionally affects children from low-income households. With the aim of informing interventions, this study examined pathways through which the physical and social home environment may promote childhood overweight/obesity in low-income households. METHODS Data on health behaviors and the home environment were collected at home visits in low-income, urban ho...

Aim: To clarify the factors associated with reported dietary fat intake by Japanese male children. Methods: This study is based on the data of a nationally representative cross-sectional study in Japan. Three hundred and seventy-seven male children (age, 6 11 years) whose households were sampled in the 1995 Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions of the People on Health and Welfare, and the 1...

In developing countries, a large share of the population is involved in agriculture, and policies encouraging households to grow their own food have long history. Given rapid expansion markets this paper revisits value such policies. With due recognition Africa’s rapidly expanding urban concerns about security, we consider both rural households. We apply panel data methods nationally representa...

BACKGROUND Achieving nutritional requirements for pregnant and lactating mothers in rural households while maintaining the intake of local and culture-specific foods can be a difficult task. Deploying a linear goal programming approach can effectively generate optimal dietary patterns that incorporate local and culturally acceptable diets. The primary objective of this study was to determine wh...

The aim of the prospective study reported here was to examine the effects of social and economic transformation on dietary patterns and nutritional status in China. The study began in 1989 and continued with follow-ups in 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004. A total of 5000 subjects aged 18-45 years from 4280 households in nine provinces were included. Weighed records and three consecutive 24-h re...

This study was conducted amongst rural households in Qwa-Qwa, SA. Previous research in the same community found that the community was impoverished, suffered from food insecurity and thus poor dietary intakes. However, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 26.0% and 41.9% in women respectively. Both overweight and iron deficiency are risk factors leading to poor health and mortality and ...

OBJECTIVE To explore the role of feeding practices and food purchases in toddler dietary intake and anthropometry. METHODS A convenience sample of Latino mother and toddler pairs were interviewed at baseline and at 6-month follow-up. Data on feeding practices, toddler dietary intake, anthropometry, and food purchases were collected using the Toddler-Feeding Questionnaire; 24-hour recalls; mea...