Households across all income quintiles, especially the poorest, increased animal source food expenditures substantially during recent Peruvian economic growth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Relative to plant-based foods, animal source foods (ASFs) are richer in accessible protein, iron, zinc, calcium, vitamin B-12 and other nutrients. Because of their nutritional value, particularly for childhood growth and nutrition, it is important to identify factors influencing ASF consumption, especially for poorer households that generally consume less ASFs.

Objective

To estimate differential responsiveness of ASF consumption to changes in total household expenditures for households with different expenditures in a middle-income country with substantial recent income increases.

Methods

The Peruvian Young Lives household panel (n = 1750) from 2002, 2006 and 2009 was used to characterize patterns of ASF expenditures. Multivariate models with controls for u

SUBMITTER: Humphries DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4220962 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature