Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru

Purpose _ We examine the joint demand for components of a household’s diet diversity and its relationship with household and regional characteristics that embody diverse food access and utilization constraints within the framework of the dietary patterns of rice producers in Peru. Methodology/approa...

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Main Authors: Useche, Pilar, Twyman, Jennifer
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72483
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description Purpose _ We examine the joint demand for components of a household’s diet diversity and its relationship with household and regional characteristics that embody diverse food access and utilization constraints within the framework of the dietary patterns of rice producers in Peru. Methodology/approach _ We use multivariate probit regression to account for the simultaneous nature of the choice of different dietary group components. Findings _ here are diverse food intake patterns for households, depending on their wealth, education, demographic structure, market access and geographic location, as well as past shocks. There are also several obesogenic foods that are complements to consumption, with milk being a strong substitute for some of them. Of particular concern is the high vulnerability of female-headed households to low consumption of micronutrient-rich foods as well as the high vulnerability of households with children to high consumption of beverages with added sugars. Climate shocks are also highly associated with poor diet quality. Practical implications _ Results show the important influence of trade on household nutrition and food security. They indicate that policy and program recommendations should focus on nutrition information (such as labeling requirements) and education so that consumers can make informed decisions. They also suggest that policy makers should focus on how to make healthy foods available during crises to prevent health issues after economic and climatic shocks.
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spelling CGSpace724832025-12-08T10:29:22Z Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru Useche, Pilar Twyman, Jennifer food security proteins human nutrition agriculture rice food insecurity seguridad alimentaria proteinas nutrición humana agricultura arroz perú Purpose _ We examine the joint demand for components of a household’s diet diversity and its relationship with household and regional characteristics that embody diverse food access and utilization constraints within the framework of the dietary patterns of rice producers in Peru. Methodology/approach _ We use multivariate probit regression to account for the simultaneous nature of the choice of different dietary group components. Findings _ here are diverse food intake patterns for households, depending on their wealth, education, demographic structure, market access and geographic location, as well as past shocks. There are also several obesogenic foods that are complements to consumption, with milk being a strong substitute for some of them. Of particular concern is the high vulnerability of female-headed households to low consumption of micronutrient-rich foods as well as the high vulnerability of households with children to high consumption of beverages with added sugars. Climate shocks are also highly associated with poor diet quality. Practical implications _ Results show the important influence of trade on household nutrition and food security. They indicate that policy and program recommendations should focus on nutrition information (such as labeling requirements) and education so that consumers can make informed decisions. They also suggest that policy makers should focus on how to make healthy foods available during crises to prevent health issues after economic and climatic shocks. 2016-01-12 2016-03-07T20:35:43Z 2016-03-07T20:35:43Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/72483 en Open Access Emerald Publishing Limited Useche, Pilar; Twyman, Jennifer. 2016. Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru. Frontiers of Economics and Globalization 16: 115-132.
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proteins
human nutrition
agriculture
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food insecurity
seguridad alimentaria
proteinas
nutrición humana
agricultura
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Useche, Pilar
Twyman, Jennifer
Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru
title Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru
title_full Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru
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title_full_unstemmed Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru
title_short Sugar, fat, or protein: are all food insecure households eating the same? The case of small rice producers in Peru
title_sort sugar fat or protein are all food insecure households eating the same the case of small rice producers in peru
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proteins
human nutrition
agriculture
rice
food insecurity
seguridad alimentaria
proteinas
nutrición humana
agricultura
arroz
perú
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