Citation
Ford, Christopher N.; Ng, Shu Wen; & Popkin, Barry M. (2014). Are Food and Beverage Purchases in Households with Preschoolers Changing? A Longitudinal Analysis from 2000 to 2011. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 47(3), 275-282. PMCID: PMC4142110Abstract
BACKGROUND: U.S. dietary studies from 2003 to 2010 show decreases in children's caloric intake. We examined purchases of consumer packaged foods/beverages in the U.S. between 2000 and 2011 among households with children aged 2-5 years.PURPOSE: To describe changes in consumer packaged goods (CPG) purchases between 2000 and 2011 after adjusting for economic indicators, and explore differences by race, education, and household income level.
METHODS: CPG purchase data were obtained for 42,753 U.S. households with one or more child aged 2-5 years using the Nielsen Homescan Panel. Top sources of purchased calories were grouped, and random effects regression was used to model the relationship between calories purchased from each group and race, female head of household education, and household income. Models adjusted for household composition, market-level unemployment rate, prices, and quarter, with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (
URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2014.05.007Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2014Journal Title
American Journal of Preventive MedicineAuthor(s)
Ford, Christopher N.Ng, Shu Wen
Popkin, Barry M.
PMCID
PMC4142110ORCiD
Ng - 0000-0003-0582-110XPopkin - 0000-0001-9495-9324