Food-Aid Quality Correlates Positively With Diet Quality of Food Pantry Users in the Leket Israel Food Bank Collaborative.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: In many affluent countries, including Israel, networks of food banks and pantries have increasing responsibility to alleviate endemic poverty and food insecurity. While they may relieve acute hunger, their long-term influence on health and well-being is poorly understood. Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional telephone survey assessed both adequacy and quality of food aid provided via food pantries in the Leket Israel food bank network, in relation to recipients' dietary needs and health. The quality of food baskets and recipient diets were given a Healthy Portions Score (HPS) to measure compliance with Government guidelines for a "Basic Healthy Food Basket," and a Nutrient Density Score (NDS) to capture how well the food achieved the recommended dietar

SUBMITTER: Efrati Philip D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6305620 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature