Nutritionally adequate food baskets optimised for cultural acceptability as basis for dietary guidelines for low-income Czech families.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Czech nutrition recommendations prioritize health aspects without considering affordability. Low socio-economic groups have the highest risk of nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases and cost has been identified as an obstacle to achieve a healthy diet, making the implementation of affordability into dietary guidelines necessary. The aim of this study was to develop a food basket (FB) for a low income Czech family of four that is nutritionally adequate, health-promoting and culturally acceptable at an affordable price. METHODS:Linear programming optimisation was used to ascertain that the FB covered the recommended nutrient intakes from the Czech Nutrition Society and from the World Health Organization (WHO). Cost of the FB was calculated on the basis of more than 3900 price

SUBMITTER: Faksova K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6898948 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature