Nutrient intakes and food choices of infants and toddlers participating in WIC

Ponza, Michael; Devaney, Barbara; Ziegler, Paula; Reidy, Kathleen; Squatrito, Cathie

doi:10.1016/j.jada.2003.10.018

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“…A US survey of the diets of a national sample of infants and toddlers (16) showed that high-salt fast foods and high-sugar snacks and drinks were commonly consumed by infants. Energy intake in infants aged 7-11 months exceeded requirements by 23 % and in 1-to 2-year-olds by 30 %.…”

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Ethnic differences in dietary intake at age 12 and 18 months: the Born in Bradford 1000 Study

Sahota

Gatenby

Greenwood

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To compare the intake of key indicator foods at age 12 months and 18 months between infants of Pakistani and White British origin. Design: Logistic regression was used to model associations between ethnicity and consumption of key indicator foods defined by high or low energy density using an FFQ at age 12 and 18 months. Setting: Born in Bradford 1000 study, Bradford, UK. Subjects: Infants (n 1259; 38 % White British, 49 % Pakistani), mean age 12·7 (SD 1·0) months and toddlers (n 1257; 37 % White British, 49 % Pakistani), mean age 18·7 (SD1·0) months. Results: At 12 months, Pakistani infants consumed more commercial sweet baby meals than White British infants, with greater odds for being above average consumers (adjusted OR (AOR) = 1·90; 95 % CI 1·40, 2·56), more chips/roast potatoes (AOR = 2·75; 95 % CI 2·09, 3·62), less processed meat products (AOR = 0·11; 95 % CI 0·08, 0·15), more fruit (AOR = 2·20; 95 % CI 1·70, 2·85) and more sugar-sweetened drinks (AOR = 1·68; 95 % CI 1·29, 2·18). At 18 months these differences persisted, with Pakistani infants consuming more commercial sweet baby meals (AOR = 4·57; 95 % CI 2·49, 8·39), more chips/roast potato shapes (AOR = 2·26; 95 % CI 1·50, 3·43), more fruit (AOR = 1·40; 95 % CI 1·08, 1·81), more sugar-sweetened drinks (AOR = 2·03; 95 % CI 1·53, 2·70), more pure fruit juice (AOR = 1·82; 95 % CI 1·40, 2·35), more water (AOR = 3·24; 95 % CI 2·46, 4·25) and less processed meat (AOR = 0·10; 95 % CI 0·06, 0·15) than White British infants. Conclusions: Dietary intake during infancy and the early toddlerhood period is associated with ethnicity, suggesting the importance of early and culturally adapted interventions aimed at establishing healthy eating behaviours. Keywords Diet Infant Ethnicity ObesityChildhood obesity is a growing problem internationally (1,2) . Within the UK, over a fifth of children starting school are overweight or obese and it is estimated that by 2020, 20 % of all boys and 33 % of all girls will be obese (3) . Although recent indications are that prevalence is levelling off in 4-to 5-year-olds in the UK, it still remains high and of concern across other ages and certain ethnic groups (4) . The prevalence of obesity is significantly higher in children of South Asian origin in the UK compared with White British children (4,5) and people of South Asian origin are also at greater risk of obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension (6) .Early childhood provides a unique opportunity to promote health and prevent obesity (7) . It has been suggested that dietary patterns emerge early (8) and track through infancy (9) into later childhood (10) and from childhood to adulthood (11) . The diet of infants and toddlers has shortand long-term implications for health and development (12) . It is therefore important to be able to characterize early-life dietary intake, including understanding the influence of ethnicity on early diet, in order to examine how early diet influences later health outcomes including weight in childhoo...

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Ethnic differences in dietary intake at age 12 and 18 months: the Born in Bradford 1000 Study

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“…Yet, in many atrisk populations, such as infants from Aboriginal communities, there is good access to highiron infant food, such as traditional meats. Furthermore, breastfeeding may be threatened by the promotion of iron-fortified formula, as has been suggested by a recent evaluation of the WIC program in the United States (43).…”

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Community-based communication strategies to promote infant iron nutrition in northern Canada

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Napash

Leclerc

et al. 2006

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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Objectives. To evaluate innovative communication strategies promoting iron nutrition for infants at risk for iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in a northern Aboriginal community. Study Design. A prospective process evaluation. Methods. A social marketing approach was used in the development, implementation and evaluation of the communication strategies. A post-intervention questionnaire was administered to a sample (n = 45) to evaluate reach and exposure of the strategies, and sales of iron-rich infant foods were examined pre-and post-intervention. Results. Multiple communication channels were associated with an increased awareness of IDA and an increased self-reported use of iron-rich infant food. Radio was the most successful channel for reach and exposure of messages. Iron-rich infant food sales increased from pre-to post-intervention (p < 0.05). Breadth of exposure to cooking activity was more limited; however, participants reported increased confidence in preparing homemade baby food. Conclusions. Communication strategies are a promising strategy for infant IDA prevention where appropriate food is available. (Int J Circumpolar Health 2006;65(1):65-78.)

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“…It can be shown that r * ih has the density given in (22). The proof of this fact is reasonably straightforward, noting that p(r * ih ) = p(r * ih |y * ih )p(y * ih )dy * ih and subbing in the formulas above to perform the necessary integration.…”

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“…For example, Oliveira and Chandran (2005) find that participation in the WIC program increases the consumption for some types of WIC-approved foods for WIC children compared to eligible nonparticipating children and children living in households with income too high to be eligible for WIC (income greater than 185% of the poverty threshold). Other efforts in this regard include the studies of Rose, Habicht and Devaney (1998), Burstein, et al (2000), Oliveira and Gundersen, (2000) Ponza, et al (2004) and Siega-Riz, et al (2004), who generally find positive impacts associated with the WIC program.…”

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Intra-household allocation and consumption of WIC-approved foods: A Bayesian approach

Ishdorj

Jensen

Tobias

2008

Bayesian Econometrics

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.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of p r o g r a m i n f o r ma t i o n ( B r a i l l e , l a r g e p r i n t , a u d i o t a p e , e t c . ) s h o u l d c o n t a c t US DA ' s T A RGE T Ce n t e r a t ( 2 0 2 ) 7 2 0 -2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 14th and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. veteran. Inquiries can be directed to the Director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, 3680 Beardshear Hall, (515) 294-7612. AbstractWIC, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, is a widely studied public food assistance program that aims to provide foods, nutrition education and other services to at-risk, low-income children and pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women. From a policy perspective, it is of interest to assess the efficacy of the WIC program -how much, if at all, does the program improve the nutritional outcomes of WIC families? In this paper we address two important issues related to the WIC program that have not been extensively addressed in the past. First, although the WIC program is primarily devised with the intent of improving the nutrition of "target" children and mothers, it is possible that WIC may also change the consumption of foods by non-targeted individuals within the household. Second, although WIC eligibility status is predetermined, participation in the program is voluntary and therefore potentially endogenous. We make use of a triangular treatment-response model in which the dependent variable is the requirement-adjusted calcium intake from milk consumption and the endogenous variable is WIC participation, and estimate it using Bayesian methods. Using data from the CSFII 1994-1996, we find that the correlation between the errors of our two equations is strong and positive, suggesting that families participating in WIC have an unobserved propensity for high calcium consumption. The direct "structural" WIC parameters, however, do not support the idea that WIC participation leads to increased levels of calcium consumption from milk.

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Nutrient intakes and food choices of infants and toddlers participating in WIC

Cited by 98 publications

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Ethnic differences in dietary intake at age 12 and 18 months: the Born in Bradford 1000 Study

Ethnic differences in dietary intake at age 12 and 18 months: the Born in Bradford 1000 Study

Community-based communication strategies to promote infant iron nutrition in northern Canada

Intra-household allocation and consumption of WIC-approved foods: A Bayesian approach

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