TY - JOUR
T1 - Dietary interventions in low-income women
T2 - issues for UK policy
AU - Anderson, A. S.
N1 - Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - The health of many women is affected by living in relative poverty. Low educational achievement, poor pay and community deprivation exacerbate the challenges of healthful lifestyle choices. Women from low-income backgrounds are more likely to eat low amounts of fruits and vegetables, wholegrains and fish, and more sweetened drinks (and less wine), compared with more affluent women. Diet contributes to the health inequalities evident in maternal and child health, and high rates of adult diet-related morbidity and mortality. There is a lack of robust UK studies on effective interventions undertaken with low-income women, reflecting some of the challenges of undertaking research in this 'hard to reach' sub-population. Further research is required in both the development and evaluation of effective interventions, and lessons from US work (such as interventions used in the American Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, and WISEWOMAN) could be usefully examined for applicability in the UK.
AB - The health of many women is affected by living in relative poverty. Low educational achievement, poor pay and community deprivation exacerbate the challenges of healthful lifestyle choices. Women from low-income backgrounds are more likely to eat low amounts of fruits and vegetables, wholegrains and fish, and more sweetened drinks (and less wine), compared with more affluent women. Diet contributes to the health inequalities evident in maternal and child health, and high rates of adult diet-related morbidity and mortality. There is a lack of robust UK studies on effective interventions undertaken with low-income women, reflecting some of the challenges of undertaking research in this 'hard to reach' sub-population. Further research is required in both the development and evaluation of effective interventions, and lessons from US work (such as interventions used in the American Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, and WISEWOMAN) could be usefully examined for applicability in the UK.
KW - Deprivation
KW - Dietary interventions
KW - Policy
KW - Poverty
KW - Women
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33947606947&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2007.00612.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2007.00612.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33947606947
SN - 1471-9827
VL - 32
SP - 15
EP - 20
JO - Nutrition Bulletin
JF - Nutrition Bulletin
IS - 1
ER -