Do Poverty, Food Stamps, Food Label Use, and Nutrition Knowledge Affect Dietary Quality among Adults?
Results from the 1994-96 CSFII/DHKS Year: 2000 Research Center: Department of Nutrition at the University of California, Davis Investigator: Prez-Escamilla, Rafael, and Lauren Haldeman Institution: University of Connecticut Project Contact: Rafael Prez-Escamilla, Ph.D., and Lauren Haldeman, MS Department of Nutritional Sciences (U-17) University of Connecticut, Storrs CT 06269 Phone: 860-486-5073 Fax: 860-486-3674 rperez@canr.uconn.edu Summary: The Food Stamp Program has enormous potential for assisting with improved dietary behaviors in lowincome households. The program places very few restrictions on the types of foods that people can buy. With the exception of alcohol and hot meals, food stamp recipients are allowed to purchase any of the thousands of products available to them in the many supermarkets and food outlets that accept food stamps. The main objective of this study is to examine: (a) the relationship of dietary quality to food label use and nutrition knowledge among low-i
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