Food availability according to food security- insecurity among Mexican households.
subject: México, almacenamiento de alimentos, factores socioeconómicos, seguridad alimentaria
description: Objective. To know the differences in food availability according to food insecurity level among the Mexican households. Materials and methods. We analyzed the database of the National Survey of Household’s Incomes and Expenditures (n=27 445 households). Households were classified according to the Latin American and Caribbean Inventory of Food Security. The availability of each food group was estimated as grams per day per equivalent adult. Results. 50.0% of Mexican households experienced some degree of food insecurity. Among households with food insecurity there was high availability of corn, wheat, egg, and sugars; but there was low availability of fresh fruits and vegetables, lean meat, poultry, seafood, milk, cheeses, and sweetened beverages. Conclusion. Although in households with food insecurity there is lower availability of most food groups (both with high nutrient density and with high energy density); they have higher availability of cheap foods, which in some cases are only source of energy but do not provide nutrients.
creator: Reyna Guadalupe Valencia-Valero, Luis Ortiz-Hernández
source: Salud Pública de México
publisher: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
date: 2014
relation: http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7331
coverage: Public aspects of medicine