Dietary intake and dietary quality of low-income adults in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 977-988

  Leung, Cindy W ^a   Ding, Eric L ^a,b   Catalano, Paul J ^a,c   Villamor, Eduardo ^a,d   Rimm, Eric B ^a,b   Willett, Walter C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD SECURITY; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; GRAIN; HUMAN; LEGUME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; NUT; POTATO; RACE DIFFERENCE; RED MEAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGED; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867812802     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.040014     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. USDA. FNS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2010.
2. Eligibility. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Food and Nutrition Services, US Department of Agriculture, 2011.
3. USDA. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and costs. Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2012.
4. USDA. USDA Food and Nutrition Service Program quick facts - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2011.
5. USDA. SNAP name change. Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2011.
6. Baum C. The effects of Food Stamps on obesity. Contractor and cooperator report, no. 34. Murfreesboro, TN: Middle Tennessee State University, 2007.
7. Chen Z, Yen ST, Eastwood DB. Effects of Food Stamp participation on body weight and obesity. Am J Agric Econ 2005;87:1167-73.
8. Gibson D. Food stamp program participation is positively related to obesity in low income women. J Nutr 2003;133:2225-31. (Pubitemid 36841545)
9. Jones SJ, Frongillo EA. The modifying effects of Food Stamp Program participation on the relation between food insecurity and weight change in women. J Nutr 2006;136:1091-4.
10. Leung CW, Villamor E. Is participation in food and income assistance programmes associated with obesity in California adults? Results from a state-wide survey. Public Health Nutr 2011;14:645-52.
11. Meyerhoefer CD, Pylypchuk Y. Does participation in the Food Stamp Program increase the prevalence of obesity and health care spending? Am J Agric Econ 2008;90:287-305. (Pubitemid 351524207)
12. Ver Ploeg M, Ralston K. Food Stamps and obesity: what do we know? EIB-34. Washington, DC: US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2008.
13. Zagorsky JL, Smith PK. Does the U.S. Food Stamp Program contribute to adult weight gain? Econ Hum Biol 2009;7:246-58.
14. Leung CW, Willett WC, Ding EL. Low-income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation is related to adiposity and metabolic risk factors. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95:17-24.
15. Wilde PE, McNamara PE, Ranney CK. The effect on dietary quality of participation in the Food Stamp and WIC Programs. Washington, DC: Economic Research Service, USDA, 2000 (Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report, no. 9).
16. Gleason P, Rangarajan A, Olson C. Dietary intake and dietary attitudes among food stamp participants and other low-income individuals. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research Inc, 2000.
17. Fox MK, Hamilton WL, Lin B-H. Effects of Food Assistance and Nutrition Programs on nutrition and health. Vol 3, Literature review. In: Fox MK, Hamilton WL, Lin B-H, eds. Washington, DC: Economic Research Service, USDA, 2004 (Food Assistance and Nutrition research report, no. 19-3.)
18. Cole N, Fox MK. Diet quality of Americans by Food Stamp participation status: data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 1999-2004. Alexandria, VA: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2008.
19. MEC. In-person dietary interviews procedure manual. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Atlanta, GA: CDC, 2002.
20. USDA. The USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies, 4.1. Documentation and user guide. Beltsville, MD: Food Surveys Research Group, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 2010.
21. Guenther PM, Reedy J, Krebs-Smith SM, Reeve BB, Basiotis PP. Development and Evaluation of the Healthy Eating Index-2005. Washington, DC: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA, 2007.
22. McCullough ML, Feskanich D, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Spiegelman D, Hunter DJ, Colditz GA, Willett WC. Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance. Am J Clin Nutr 2002;76:1261-71. (Pubitemid 35416561)
23. Bickel G, Nord M, Price C, Hamilton W, Cook J. Guide to measuring household food security. Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2000.
24. NCI. Usual dietary intakes. The NCI method. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, NIH, 2011.
25. NCI. Usual dietary intakes. SAS macros for analysis of a single dietary component. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute, NIH, 2010.
26. Freedman LS, Guenther PM, Dodd KW, Krebs-Smith SM, Midthune D. The population distribution of ratios of usual intakes of dietary components that are consumed every day can be estimated from repeated 24-hour recalls. J Nutr 2010;140:111-6.
27. Moshfegh A, Goldman J, Ahuja J, Rhodes D, LaComb R. What we eat in America, NHANES 2005-2006: usual nutrient intakes from food and water compared to 1997 Dietary Reference Intakes for vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium. Washington, DC: Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 2009.
28. Fung TT, Hu FB, Barbieri RL, Willett WC, Hankinson SE. Dietary patterns, the Alternate Healthy Eating Index and plasma sex hormone concentrations in postmenopausal women. Int J Cancer 2007;121:803-9. (Pubitemid 47106210)
29. Mozaffarian D, Hao T, Rimm EB, Willett WC, Hu FB. Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men. N Engl J Med 2011;364:2392-404.
30. Fargnoli JL, Fung TT, Olenczuk DM, Chamberland JP, Hu FB, Mantzoros CS. Adherence to healthy eating patterns is associated with higher circulating total and high-molecular-weight adiponectin and lower resistin concentrations in women from the Nurses' Health Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;88:1213-24.
31. Belin RJ, Greenland P, Allison M, Martin L, Shikany JM, Larson J, Tinker L, Howard BV, Lloyd-Jones D, Van Horn L. Diet quality and the risk of cardiovascular disease: the Women's Health Initiative (WHI). Am J Clin Nutr 2011;94:49-57.
32. Bernstein AM, Sun Q, Hu FB, Stampfer MJ, Manson JE, Willett WC. Major dietary protein sources and risk of coronary heart disease in women. Circulation 2010;122:876-83.
33. Bazzano LA, Li TY, Joshipura KJ, Hu FB. Intake of fruit, vegetables, and fruit juices and risk of diabetes in women. Diabetes Care 2008;31:1311-7.
34. Malik VS, Popkin BM, Bray GA, Despres JP, Willett WC, Hu FB. Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 2010;33:2477-83.
35. de Koning L, Malik VS, Kellogg MD, Rimm EB, Willett WC, Hu FB. Sweetened beverage consumption, incident coronary heart disease and biomarkers of risk in men. Circulation 2012;125:1735-41.
36. Fraker TM, Martini AP, Ohls JC. The effect of Food Stamp cashout on food expenditures: an assessment of the findings from four demonstrations. J Hum Resour 1995;30:633-49.
37. Senauer B, Young N. The impact of Food Stamps on food expenditures: rejection of the traditional model. Am J Agric Econ 1986;68:37-43.
38. Wilde P, Ranney C. The distinct impact of Food Stamps on food spending. J Agric Resour Econ 1996;21:174-85. (Pubitemid 126488020)
39. Rose D. Food Stamps, the Thrifty Food Plan, and meal preparation: the importance of the time dimension for US nutrition policy. J Nutr Educ Behav 2007;39:226-32. (Pubitemid 46991024)
40. Carlson A, Lino M, Juan W, Hanson K, Basiotis PP. Thrifty Food Plan, 2006. Washington, DC: Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, USDA, 2007.
41. Drewnowski A, Darmon N. The economics of obesity: dietary energy density and energy cost. Am J Clin Nutr 2005;82:265S-73S.
42. Drewnowski A, Darmon N. Food choices and diet costs: an economic analysis. J Nutr 2005;135:900-4. (Pubitemid 40464126)
43. Institute of Medicine. Accelerating progress in obesity prevention. Solving the weight of the nation. Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, 2012.
44. USDA. Healthy Incentives pilot. Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2012.
45. USDA. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at farmer's markets: a how-to handbook. Washington, DC: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Project for Public Spaces, Inc, 2010.
46. Kissmer C. Reaching those in need: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation rates in 2007-summary. Washington, DC: Food and Nutrition Service, USDA, 2009.
47. Bollinger CR, David MH. Modeling discrete choice with response error: Food Stamp participation. J Am Stat Assoc 1997;92:827-35.