Children's Consumption of WIC-Approved Foods

Victor Oliveira ; Ram Chandran

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: WIC;    Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women;    Infants;    and Children;    food packages;    WIC-approved foods;    Tobit regression analysis;    food consumption patterns;    child nutrition;   

RP-ID  :  FANRR-44

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

This study compared consumption patterns of WIC children with those of three different comparison groups: eligible nonparticipating children living in non-WIC households, eligible nonparticipating children living in WIC households, and children living in households whose income is too high to be eligible for WIC. The study provides strong evidence that participation in the WIC program increases consumption of at least some types of WIC-approved foods.