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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation did not help low income Hispanic women in Texas meet the dietary guidelines
- Source :
- Preventive Medicine. 62:44-48
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2014.
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Abstract
- Objective Low-income Hispanic women are at greater risk for dietary deficiencies and obesity. We assessed the association between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and dietary intake among 661 Hispanic women aged 26–44 years living in Texas. Methods Cross-sectional data was collected using standard methods. Analysis of variance and logistic regression examined the influence of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on diet after adjusting for household characteristics, body mass index, and food security status. Results Most women did not meet recommended dietary guidelines. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants consumed higher amounts of total sugars, sweets–desserts, and sugar-sweetened beverages than Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program nonparticipants. High sodium intakes and low dairy consumption were observed in both groups. Only 27% of low-income eligible women received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Discussion Low-income Hispanic women participating in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program reported less healthful dietary patterns than nonparticipants. This may contribute to the increased obesity prevalence and related comorbidities observed in this population. Conclusion Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program should play an important role in enhancing the overall dietary quality of low-income households. Policy initiatives such as limiting the purchase of sugar-sweetened beverages and education to enable women to reduce consumption of high sodium processed foods deserve consideration as means to improve the dietary quality of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. Effective measures are needed to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation rates among Hispanics.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Low income
Gerontology
Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
Epidemiology
Population
Health Promotion
Sodium Chloride
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Food Supply
Nutrition Policy
Residence Characteristics
Environmental health
medicine
Humans
Obesity
education
Poverty
Analysis of Variance
education.field_of_study
Food security
business.industry
Dietary intake
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Feeding Behavior
Hispanic or Latino
Nutrition Surveys
medicine.disease
Texas
Government Programs
Cross-Sectional Studies
Logistic Models
Sweetening Agents
Women's Health
Female
Food Assistance
Energy Intake
business
Nutritive Value
Body mass index
Program Evaluation
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00917435
- Volume :
- 62
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Preventive Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9bd0253a7c372866a5b31e429ee906ee