Rural wealth is associated with the consumption of nutritious and healthy foods in Zambia.

ABSTRACT: We examine the relationship between rural wealth and the consumption of nutritious and healthy foods. Our measure of rural wealth is based on productive assets and the ownership of livestock by households. We relate this to household dietary diversity and food based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) which is a government-led initiative to promote overall health and prevent chronic diseases by fostering the consumption of nutritious and healthy foods. Employing a rich balanced panel data of about 6626 farm households, we estimate different panel data estimators. Our results reveal a clear positive association between wealth and dietary diversity a s well as the FBDGs. As rural wealth increases, households tend to shift from starchy foods to more nutrient-rich sources, particularly those high in pr

SUBMITTER: Tabe-Ojong MPJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12775503 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature