Cash and in-kind transfers in poor rural communities in Mexico increase household fruit, vegetable, and micronutrient consumption but also lead to excess energy consumption

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 612-617

  Leroy, Jef L ^a,b   Gadsden, Paola ^b   Rodríguez Ramírez, Sonia ^b   De Cossío, Teresa González ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; IRON; RETINOL; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MEXICO; MONEY; NUTRITION EDUCATION; POVERTY; RURAL POPULATION; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FAMILY; FINANCING, PERSONAL; FRUIT; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMANS; MEXICO; MICRONUTRIENTS; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; VEGETABLES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77249125352     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.109.116285     Document Type: Article

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