Diet Quality is Low among Female Food Pantry Clients in Eastern Alabama
Diet Quality is Low among Female Food Pantry Clients in Eastern Alabama
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jneb.2008.09.002
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发表时间：
2009-11-01
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Tayie, Francis A.
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作者：
Duffy, Patricia;Zizza, Claire;Tayie, Francis A.
目的：研究女性食品储藏室顾客的饮食质量、食品安全和肥胖。设计：横断面研究。设置：亚拉巴马李县的一个食品储藏室。参与者：55名19至50岁的女性食品储藏室顾客。主要结果测量：饮食质量使用美国农业部健康饮食指数（HEI-2005），成人肥胖（体重指数[BMI] >= 30公斤/米（2）），家庭粮食安全（美国农业部模块）。分析：方差分析和多变量模型。结果：女性的饮食质量普遍较差，在100分量表上平均HEI为43。受教育程度低（低于高中学历）和吸烟者与整体饮食质量较低有关。67%的客户是肥胖，而65%的食品insecurity.Conclusions和影响：食品储藏室客户的特点是高水平的食品不安全，肥胖和饮食质量差。吸烟与粮食不安全和低饮食质量有关。增加外展工作，以改善营养教育和帮助食品储藏室客户戒烟可能是有益的。
Objective: Examine diet quality, food security, and obesity among female food pantry clients.Design: Cross-sectional study.Setting: A food pantry in Lee County, Alabama.Participants: Fifty-five female food pantry clients between 19 and 50 years of age.Main Outcome Measure(s): Diet quality using United States (US) Department of Agriculture Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2005), adult obesity (Body Mass Index [BMI] >= 30 kg/m(2)), household food security (US Department of Agriculture Module).Analysis: Analysis of variance and multivariate models.Results: Diet quality of the women was generally poor, with a mean HEI of a 43 on a 100 point scale. Having low education level (less than a high school degree) and being a smoker were related to lower overall diet quality. Sixty-seven percent of the clients were obese while 65% percent were food insecure.Conclusions and Implications: Food pantry clients are characterized by high levels of food insecurity, obesity and poor diet quality. Smoking was associated with food insecurity and low diet quality. Increased outreach efforts to improve nutrition education and to help Food pantry clients stop smoking could be beneficial.