Diet Quality Differs by Race/Ethnicity Among Mothers and Their Children from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?Education Households

Purpose: To investigate diet quality by race/ethnicity among mothers and their children from low-income households throughout California. Methods: Cross-sectional telephone surveys of mothers and their children from randomly sampled households using a validated 24-h dietary assessment. Healthy Eatin...

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Published: Mary Ann Liebert, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Purpose: To investigate diet quality by race/ethnicity among mothers and their children from low-income households throughout California. Methods: Cross-sectional telephone surveys of mothers and their children from randomly sampled households using a validated 24-h dietary assessment. Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) scores were calculated. Results: The mean HEI-2015 scores were lower for African American and white mothers and children compared with Latinx mothers and children. Conclusion: Addressing poor levels of overall diet quality among African American and white mothers and children from low-income households is of public health importance. Reasons for Latinxs' superior diet quality may include limited acculturation to U.S. culture.
Item Description:10.1089/HEQ.2021.0007
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