Does food insecurity compromise maternal dietary Zinc or energy intake in favor of her child, in rural poor Mexican households? ¿En hogares rurales pobres de México, la inseguridad alimentaria compromete el consumo de zinc y energía de las madres en favor de sus hijos?

Does food insecurity compromise maternal dietary Zinc or energy intake in favor of her child, in rural poor Mexican households? ¿En hogares rurales pobres de México, la inseguridad alimentaria compromete el consumo de zinc y energía de las madres en favor de sus hijos?

OBJECTIVE: To analyze quantitative indicators of food insecurity (FI), and estimate if FI modifies the association between maternal and child Zinc and energy intake as evidence for maternal dietary compromise in favor of her child. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study (n=2 563), data derived...

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Main Authors: Karla Moreno-Tamayo, Teresita González de Cossío, Mario Flores-Aldana, Sonia Rodríguez-Ramírez, Luis Ortiz-Hernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2011-08-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
Subjects:
seguridad alimentaria
dieta de la madre
dieta del niño preescolar
México rural
food security
maternal diet
preschool child diet
rural Mexico
Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-36342011000400004

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