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| Health and nutritional status of elderly food stamp participants | | Author(s) | Kimberley Sasser, Marisela Contreras, Christopher Taylor |
| Journal title | Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly, vol 22, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 1-14 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Poor elderly ; Health [elderly] ; Nutrition ; Social security benefits ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study compared the demographic characteristics and health of low income older people who participated in the US food stamp programme. Using data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, 1988-1994 (NHANES III), it was found that participants had lower incomes, larger household sizes, a higher number of prescription medications, an increased incidence of poor dentition, and an increased perception of overall health as poor. Food stamp participants had higher protein and folate intake and better Healthy Eating Index scores for fats. However, other measures of nutrient intake were not influenced by food stamp participation, and therefore did not ensure participants' improved health and nutritional status. Nutrition education should enhance ability to make healthier food choices on a limited budget. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021111206 A |
| Classmark | F:W6: CC: CF: JH: 3F: 7T |
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