Search Results - subject:"Caloric intake"

Dietary Patterns and Non-Communicable Diseases in Selected Latin American Countries

Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia; Vazquez, Luis T Marcano; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

To raise awareness among policymakers and health practitioners about unhealthy diets, this document examines dietary patterns in selected Latin American countries using household surveys. The analysis shows that a large percentage of households in the countries examined have inadequate diets....

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The Effect of Calorie Labels on Caloric Intakeand Restaurant Revenue: Evidence from Two Full-Service Restaurants

Ellison, Brenna; Lusk, Jayson L.; Davis, David - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 46 (2014) 02

calorie label had no significant effect on total caloric intake. However, results revealed the addition of a traffic light …

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Fatores associados à segurança alimentar nos domicílios brasileiros em 2009

Costa, Lorena Vieira; Silva, Maria Micheliana da Costa; … - In: Economia e sociedade : revista do Instituto de Economia … 23 (2014) 2, pp. 373-394

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Cash, food, or vouchers?: Evidence from a randomized experiment in northern Ecuador

Hidrobo, Melissa; Hoddinott, John F.; Peterman, Amber; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2012

The debate over whether to provide food assistance and the form that this assistance should take has a long history in economics. Despite the ongoing debate, little rigorous evidence exists that compares food assistance in the form of cash versus in-kind. This paper uses a randomized evaluation...

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How have agricultural policies influenced caloric consumption in the United States?

Rickard, Bradley J.; Okrent, Abigail M.; Alston, Julian M. - Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and … - 2011

programs, prices and consumption of foods, and caloric intake. This article carefully studies the effects of U.S. agricultural ….S. agricultural commodities in 1992, 1997, and 2002, and quantify the effects on U.S. food consumption and caloric intake. To … (including barriers against imports of sugar and dairy products) would have caused total caloric intake to increase. Our results …

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Ascertaining the Impact of the 2000 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans on the Intake of Calories, Caffeine, Calcium, and Vitamin C from At-Home Consumption of Nonalcoholic Beverages

Dharmasena, Senarath; Capps Jr., Oral; Clauson, Annette L. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 43 (2011) 01

Obesity is one of the most pressing and widely emphasized health problems in America today. Beverage choices made by households have impacts on determining the intake of calories, calcium, caffeine, and vitamin C. Using data from the Nielsen Homescan Panel over the period 1998â€“2003, and a...

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Food security in Uganda: a dilemma to achieving the millennium development goal

Ssewanyana, Sarah N.; Kasirye, Ibrahim - Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) - 2010

terms of caloric intake is alarmingly high with low rates of income poverty. Based on the 2005/06 Uganda National Household … average caloric intake stood at 1,970 calories per person per day, which is below the minimum caloric requirement of 2 … on caloric intake. There are significant seasonal fluctuations in dietary intakes – calories and protein. Improving post …

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Revisiting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cycle of food intake : investigating heterogeneity, diet quality, and a large boost in benefit amounts

Todd, Jessica E. - In: Applied economic perspectives and policy 37 (2015) 3, pp. 437-458

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Desempleo, pobreza y estrategias de protección social: Perú 1998-2005

Yamada, Gustavo; Montero, Ricardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008

This paper uses information from a panel based on Peruvian National Household Surveys between 1998 and 2005 to quantitatively estimate the impacts that the loss of a job from a household member has. We find the following effects in the short run: a) reduces family income by 27%, b) reduces...

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Does monetary poverty reflect caloric intake?

Bocoum, Ibrahima; Dury, Sandrine; Egg, Johny; Herrera, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014

The use of expenditure surveys to measure food insecurity is widely discussed. In this study, we investigate food insecurity in terms of monetary poverty. Using a Malian survey that incorporates exceptionally detailed information on food consumption, we estimate that 35 % of the households are...

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