Increased Household Income Improves Nutrient Consumption in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: The provision of high-quality food is a primary factor in ensuring adequate nourishment and preventing malnourishment-related diseases in Pakistan. This study, therefore, aimed to quantify the impact of income on nutrient consumption in Pakistan, with the hypothesis that income has a primary role in reducing malnourishment in the developing world. To do this, we estimated nutrient-income elasticity-defined as the proportion of change in nutrient consumption in response to a change in income-for total calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients, using the nationally representative Household Integrated Economic Survey data (2010-2011) for Pakistan. Nutrient-income elasticity values were derived using several parametric regression approaches. We also assessed the non-linearity and endogeneit

SUBMITTER: Shabnam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8382849 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature