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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: PMC4142110

Abstract

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.2014.05.007

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2014

Journal Title

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Author(s)

Ford, Christopher N.
Ng, Shu Wen
Popkin, Barry M.

PMCID

PMC4142110

ORCiD

Ng - 0000-0003-0582-110X
Popkin - 0000-0001-9495-9324