COVID-19 Benefits and Dietary Behaviors Among Mothers From Low-Income, Food-Insecure Households.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 55(4): 297-303, 2023 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2221039
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the dietary behaviors of mothers from very low food security (VLFS) households following the availability of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unemployment and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.METHODS:
Diet and food security status were obtained from 2,584 California mothers during Federal Fiscal Year 2020. Fruits, vegetables, and 100% fruit juice (FV100%FJ), sugar-sweetened beverages, and water intake, and Healthy Eating Index-2015 scores, were compared across 4 groups (before vs after COVID-19 benefits by VLFS vs non-VLFS households) with race/ethnicity and age as covariates.RESULTS:
Before COVID-19 benefits, VLFS was associated with fewer cups of FV100%FJ (Pâ¯=â¯0.010), more fluid ounces of sugar-sweetened beverages (Pâ¯=â¯0.004), and poorer diet quality (Pâ¯=â¯0.003). After COVID-19 benefits, mothers from VLFS vs non-VLFS households reported similar dietary outcomes. VLFS mothers reported 0.96 (95% confidence interval, 0.53-1.38) more cups of FV100%FJ after COVID-19 benefits. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Coronavirus disease 2019 benefits may have reduced dietary inequities among low-income families. Associations between increased Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and unemployment benefits and decreased costs associated with the negative health outcomes linked to food insecurity and poor diets would be of value.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Food Assistance
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Nutr Educ Behav
Journal subject:
Nutritional Sciences
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Behavioral Sciences
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Education
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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