Impact of Food Assistance Programs on Obesity in Mothers and Children: A Prospective Cohort Study in Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess obesity risk among mothers participating in Community Kitchens and children participating in Glass of Milk (Peru food assistance programs).

Methods

We analyzed prospective data from the Young Lives study. The exposure consisted in varying degrees of benefit from any of the programs (no participation in any of the programs, program participation for some months, or program participation nearly every month) at baseline (2006-2007). The outcome was overweight and obesity in mothers and children at follow-up (2009-2010).

Results

Prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity was 15.5% and 5.1%, respectively; the corresponding figures for mothers were 40.5% and 14.6%. Children exposed nearly every month to the Glass of Milk program had a 65% lower risk

SUBMITTER: Carrillo-Larco RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4964907 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature