Using Household Expenditure Surveys for Comparable and Replicable Nutritional Analysis: Evidence from Mexico.

ABSTRACT: In this study, we explore how to use household expenditures and income surveys (HEIS) to provide replicable and comparable measures of nutrients availability at the population level. Our method formalizes the common practice in the literature and consists of three steps: identification of relevant food categories, pairing of food contents food groups in HEIS data, and calculation of the typical amount of nutrients by food group. We illustrate the usage of the method with Mexican data and provide a publicly available data set to readily convert food purchases into six nutrients: calories, proteins, vitamins A and C, iron, and zinc. We perform a descriptive analysis of the evolution of nutrients intake among Mexican households between 2008 and 2020, considering differences by income level. O

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Solano A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9460767 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature