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?

• Main Authors: Karla Moreno-Tamayo (Author), Teresita González de Cossío (Author), Mario Flores-Aldana (Author), Sonia Rodríguez-Ramírez (Author), Luis Ortiz-Hernández (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...