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Author: United States Department of Agriculture Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781515397595 Category : Languages : en Pages : 24
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Americans' diets, particularly those of low-income households, fall short of Government recommendations in the quantity of fruits and vegetables consumed. Some proposals suggest that a price subsidy for those products would encourage low-income Americans to consume more of them. This study estimated that a 10-percent subsidy would encourage low-income Americans to increase their consumption of fruits by 2.1-5.2 percent and vegetables by 2.1-4.9 percent. The annual cost of such a subsidy for low income Americans would be about $310 million for fruits and $270 million for vegetables. And most would still not meet Federal dietary recommendations.
Author: United States Department of Agriculture Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781515397595 Category : Languages : en Pages : 24
Book Description
Americans' diets, particularly those of low-income households, fall short of Government recommendations in the quantity of fruits and vegetables consumed. Some proposals suggest that a price subsidy for those products would encourage low-income Americans to consume more of them. This study estimated that a 10-percent subsidy would encourage low-income Americans to increase their consumption of fruits by 2.1-5.2 percent and vegetables by 2.1-4.9 percent. The annual cost of such a subsidy for low income Americans would be about $310 million for fruits and $270 million for vegetables. And most would still not meet Federal dietary recommendations.
Author: National Research Council Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 030930783X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 340
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How we produce and consume food has a bigger impact on Americans' well-being than any other human activity. The food industry is the largest sector of our economy; food touches everything from our health to the environment, climate change, economic inequality, and the federal budget. From the earliest developments of agriculture, a major goal has been to attain sufficient foods that provide the energy and the nutrients needed for a healthy, active life. Over time, food production, processing, marketing, and consumption have evolved and become highly complex. The challenges of improving the food system in the 21st century will require systemic approaches that take full account of social, economic, ecological, and evolutionary factors. Policy or business interventions involving a segment of the food system often have consequences beyond the original issue the intervention was meant to address. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System develops an analytical framework for assessing effects associated with the ways in which food is grown, processed, distributed, marketed, retailed, and consumed in the United States. The framework will allow users to recognize effects across the full food system, consider all domains and dimensions of effects, account for systems dynamics and complexities, and choose appropriate methods for analysis. This report provides example applications of the framework based on complex questions that are currently under debate: consumption of a healthy and safe diet, food security, animal welfare, and preserving the environment and its resources. A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System describes the U.S. food system and provides a brief history of its evolution into the current system. This report identifies some of the real and potential implications of the current system in terms of its health, environmental, and socioeconomic effects along with a sense for the complexities of the system, potential metrics, and some of the data needs that are required to assess the effects. The overview of the food system and the framework described in this report will be an essential resource for decision makers, researchers, and others to examine the possible impacts of alternative policies or agricultural or food processing practices.
Author: Lawrence J. Dyckman Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 9780756730192 Category : Languages : en Pages : 70
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Fruits and vegetables (F&V) are a critical source of nutrients and other substances that help protect against chronic diseases, incl. heart disease and cancer. Fewer than 1 in 4 Amer. consumes the daily 5-9 servings of F&V recommended by the fed. Dietary Guidelines for Amer. (DGA). This report: examines the health benefits assoc. with consuming the recommended servings of F&V; determines the extent to which overall F&V consumption by Amer. has improved under key fed. nutrition policy, guidance, and educ. programs; assesses the impact of key fed. food assist. programs on F&V consumption by program participants; and identifies fed. actions that experts recommend for increasing the consumption of F&V, as well as the implications of those actions.
Author: Isabel Ramos Publisher: ISBN: Category : Children Languages : en Pages : 62
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Childhood obesity is an emerging epidemic. According to data found in the Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System, over 12.5 million children are overweight or obese in the United States. The prevalence of obesity is higher in Mexican-American children than other ethnic groups in the US. Current research has found that higher intakes of fruits and vegetables have been shown to help prevent and reduce chronic diseases like obesity. Low fruit and vegetable consumption may also be a contributing factor to unhealthy weight gain in children. Moreover, low consumption of fruits and vegetables may reinforce the preference for other unhealthful foods like sugar-sweetened beverages and refined carbohydrates. The objective of this study was to look at fruit and vegetable consumption in Mexican-American children at ages 2 and 4, and to examine its association with their weight status. At both time points, fruits and vegetables were estimated in cups and the nutrient intake was analyzed. It was found that fruit intake met the 2010 USDA food guidelines set for these ages, but significantly lower consumption of vegetables was observed at both ages. Micronutrients found in fruits and vegetables showed that vitamin A, C, and folate met the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) set for 2- and 4- year old children. However, significantly low intakes in vitamin E and potassium were observed. Furthermore, dietary fiber was significantly below the DRI at both time points. A significant 12% increase in the BMI-for-age percentile from children at 2 years of age to 4 years of age was found. However, no relationship was found between fruit and vegetable consumption with BMI-for-age percentile. Nevertheless, fruit and vegetable consumption remains important because of the vital role it plays in preventing and reducing chronic diseases in the Mexican-American population.
Author: Molika Chea Publisher: ISBN: Category : Electronic dissertations Languages : en Pages :
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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) provide recommendations to improve dietary behaviors including intake of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Low-income populations’ diets’ are particularly lacking in these foods which may increase the risk of chronic diseases. Therefore, the overall purpose of this three phase study is to identify the factors that may prevent low-income families from meeting the DGA recommendations for fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and determine communication strategies that are effective in increasing intake of these foods. Phase 1 include interviews with low-income adults (n = 98) and nutrition educators (n = 9) to evaluate the DGA messages. While the majority of low-income adults reported that they understood the messages and that the messages were easy to implement, the results revealed that participants often misinterpreted the messages consistent with the perception of nutrition educators. Phase 2 utilized the Trials of Improved Practices (TIPs) to test strategies in increasing consumption of fruits, vegetables, or whole grains among low-income adults (n = 35). Participants selected a fruit, vegetable, or whole grain strategy to implement for a week. A pre- and post- test interview with a 24-hour recall was conducted with each participant and Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores were calculated. The whole fruit significantly increased after the intervention (P = 0.05). Overall total HEI score increased from a â€poor diet†to a â€diet that needs improvement†but this increase was not statistically significant (P = 0.11). Phase 3 sought to examine factors that influence whole grain consumption in low-income adults (n = 169). Participants (n = 169) viewed 11 grain foods (6 refined and 5 whole grain) and were asked to identify the foods as whole or refined grains. Some participants (n = 60) also completed an interview to describe how they identified the foods. Less than half of low-income adults (46%) identified four or more whole grain foods correctly. Overall, DGA messages need to be clear and feasible for low-income adults. Furthermore, the barriers (e.g. cost) to consuming fruits, vegetables, and whole grains by low-income adults should be addressed with interventions at various levels of influence including nutrition education and policy (whole grain labeling).
Author: United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States Department of Agriculture
Author: Diansheng Dong
Author: Diansheng Dong
Author: National Research Council
Author: Lawrence J. Dyckman
Author: Isabel Ramos
Author: Helen Sybril Henry
Author: Yolanda Cartwright
Author: Peta Cottee
Author: Molika Chea