Evaluating the initial impact of the revised Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages on dietary intake and home food availability in African-American and Hispanic families

Public Health Nutrition

Angela Kong¹  Angela M Odoms-Young¹  Linda A Schiffer¹  Marian L Fitzgibbon¹  Stephanie Bess¹  Summer J Porter¹  Lara Blumstein¹  Michael L Berbaum¹ 

关键词: Dietary behaviours;    Minority groups;    Food assistance;    Nutrition policy;    Obesity;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S1368980013000761

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

AbstractObjectiveThe present study assessed the impact of the 2009 food packages mandated by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on dietary intake and home food availability in low-income African-American and Hispanic parent/child dyads.DesignA natural experiment was conducted to assess if the revised WIC food package altered dietary intake, home food availability, weight and various lifestyle measures immediately (6 months) following policy implementation.SettingTwelve WIC clinics in Chicago, IL, USA.SubjectsTwo hundred and seventy-three Hispanic and African-American children aged 2–3 years, enrolled in WIC, and their mothers.ResultsSix months after the WIC food package revisions were implemented, we observed modest changes in dietary intake. Fruit consumption increased among Hispanic mothers (mean = 0·33 servings/d, P = 0·04) and low-fat dairy intake increased among Hispanic mothers (0·21 servings/d, P = 0·02), Hispanic children (0·34 servings/d, P < 0·001) and African-American children (0·24 servings/d, P = 0·02). Home food availability of low-fat dairy and whole grains also increased. Dietary changes, however, varied by racial/ethnic group. Changes in home food availability were not significantly correlated with changes in diet.ConclusionsThe WIC food package revisions are one of the first efforts to modify the nutrition guidelines that govern foods provided in a federal food and nutrition assistance programme. It will be important to examine the longer-term impact of these changes on dietary intake and weight status.

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