Recommendations for improving Guatemala's food fortification program based on household income and expenditure survey (HIES) data

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 251-259

  Fiedler, John L ^b   Helleranta, Meri ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food policy; Fortification; Household income and expenditure surveys; Household surveys; Micronutrients; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STATE ROLE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; WHEAT;

GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; GUATEMALA [GUATEMALA (NTN)];

SUGAR INTAKE; TRACE ELEMENT;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEFICIENCY; DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FLOUR; GUATEMALA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUGAR INTAKE; WHEAT;

DEFICIENCY DISEASES; DIET; DIET SURVEYS; DIETARY SUCROSE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GUATEMALA; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRITICUM;

EID: 77954890038     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482651003100208     Document Type: Article

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