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| Ver Ploeg, Michele; Mancino, Lisa; Lin, Biing-Hwan. |
| The Food Stamp Program and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) address poor nutrition among low-income adults, infants, and children in the United States. Higher rates of obesity among the populations these programs serve have led to concern that the programs may, ironically, contribute to the problem. To analyze the relationships between program participation and body weight, the study used cross-sectional data spanning the period 1976-2002. The authors compared participants with nonparticipants subdivided into three income categories: income-eligible for food and nutrition assistance, moderate income, and higher income. Results were most striking for adult women receiving food stamps. The most recent data... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food and nutrition assistance programs; Food stamps; WIC; Overweight; Obesity; Body Mass Index; Weight trends; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.; Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55965 |
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| Ver Ploeg, Michele. |
| One of the most worrisome aspects of the growing tide of obesity in the United States is the high rate of overweight among children. Over one in five young children, ages 2 to 5, are at risk of being overweight. The number of children at risk of being overweight has grown in the past two decades, as has the number of young children whose families participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Are these increases connected? The answer appears to be “No.” However, being from a low-income family, especially a low-income, Mexican-American family, does raise the probability of a child’s being at risk for overweight. This brief examines trends in the relationship between WIC participation and weight status by... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: WIC; Children; Body Mass Index; Overweight; ERS; USDA; Agricultural and Food Policy; Health Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58993 |
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| Drichoutis, Andreas C.; Lazaridis, Panagiotis; Nayga, Rodolfo M., Jr.. |
| We analyze the inter-relationships between body weight outcomes and food expenditures among older Europeans using a simultaneous equation model. Several statistical tests were conducted to assess endogeneity of selected variables, the exogeneity, relevance, and validity of instruments used, and the identification of the model. Our results generally suggest, contrary to normative views, that food-away-from-home expenditure is negatively related to body mass index (BMI). BMI is negatively related to the percentage of food spent away from home. |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Body Mass Index; Food expenditures; Simultaneous equations; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58010 |
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