Intakes of energy, macronutrients and micronutrients of a population in severe food insecurity risk in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse usual intakes of energy, macronutrients and micronutrients, and their percentage of inadequacy, in a Brazilian population at severe food insecurity (SFI) risk, determined from a predictive model using two national databases.

Design

Cross-sectional study. Our study used a statistical model to predict SFI using the 2009 National Sample Household Survey, where the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale measured SFI.

Setting

Brazil.

Participants

The model was applied in a probabilistic sample of 34 003 Brazilians aged 10 years or older that participated in a national dietary survey during 2008-2009. The application of the model generated the probability of each individual being in SFI. The probability of SFI was grouped into quartiles (first quartile

SUBMITTER: Kubo SEDAC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10200557 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature