This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of household food insecurity and its potential risk factors and outcomes among the Orang Asli (Temuan) households. Socioeconomic, demographic and food security information of the households and anthropometric measurements and dietary intakes of preschoolers (n = 64) were obtained using a structured questionnaire. Food security was assessed us...

BACKGROUND This paper considers the question of dietary diversity as a proxy for nutrition insecurity in communities living in the inner city and the urban informal periphery in Johannesburg. It argues that the issue of nutrition insecurity demands urgent and immediate attention by policy makers. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was undertaken for households from urban informal (n = 195) and ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of currency devaluation on dietary change and nutritional vulnerability of poor households in two African capital cities. DESIGN A qualitative study based on 120 semistructured individual interviews and four focus group discussions in each city. SETTING Dakar, Senegal (western Africa) and Brazzaville, Congo (central Africa). SUBJECTS All of the subject...

INTRODUCTION Epidemiological studies have raised concerns about the role of dietary patterns on the risk of chronic diseases and also in the formulation of better informed nutrition policies. OBJECTIVE The development of a dietary availability patterns according to geographic regions in Brazil. METHODOLOGY The 2002-2003 Brazilian Household Budget Survey was conducted in 48,470 households. D...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition in children is a major public health concern. This study aimed to determine the association between dietary diversity and stunting, underweight, wasting, and diarrhea and that between consumption of each specific food group and these nutritional and health outcomes among children. METHODS A nationally representative household survey of 6209 children aged 12 to 59 month...

American diets are, on average, unhealthy relative to nutritional guidelines. We combine household food purchase data with health information and the timing of diet-related news releases to estimate what types of information or education improves diet and for whom. Our primary finding is that the average household does not improve diet quality in response to serious disease diagnosis (diabetes,...

Background Interventions targeting lifestyle-related risk factors and non-communicable diseases have contributed to the mainstream knowledge necessary for action. However, there are gaps in how this knowledge can be translated for practical day-to-day use in complex multicultural settings like that in India. Here, we describe the design of the Behavioural Intervention for Diet study, which was ...

In most of the developing countries, lack of resources and little market accessibility are among the major factors that affect small farming household food security. This study aims to investigate the status of small farming households' food security, and its determinants including the role of market accessibility factors in enhancing food security at household level. In addition, this study al...

There is growing recognition of the contribution of wild foods to local diets, nutrition, and culture. Yet disaggregation of understanding of wild food use by gender and age is limited. We used a mixed methods approach to determine the types, frequencies, and perceptions of wild foods used and sold by children in four villages in southern Malawi that have different levels of deforestation. Hous...