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Food Stamps Are Associated with Food Security and Dietary Intake of Inner-City Preschoolers from Hartford, Connecticut^{1 ,2}

Rafael Pérez-Escamilla^*3, Ann M Ferris^*, Linda Drake^*, Lauren Haldeman^*, Jessica Peranick^*, Marcia Campbell^*, Yu-Kuei Peng, Georgine Burke^** and Bruce Bernstein

^* Department of Nutritional Sciences and The Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-4017; Hispanic Health Council, Inc., Hartford, CT; ^** Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT and St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT

³To whom correspondence should be addressed.<. >

The goal of the present study was to examine the association of the Food Stamp Program with the food security and dietary intake of low-income children from Hartford, CT, who were enrolled in the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). We compared the food and nutrition situation of low-income preschoolers who received food stamps (FS, n = 59) with that of those who did not receive food stamps (NFS, n = 40). Children were an average age of 2.7 ± 0.6 y, and 95% were receiving WIC benefits at the time of the study. Groups were comparable in demographic characteristics, but the socioeconomic status of the FS group was lower than that of the NFS group (P < 0.05). Food security was assessed with the Radimer/Cornell hunger scale, and dietary intake was assessed with a single 24-h recall and a 14-item food frequency questionnaire. Multivariate analyses within the FS group indicated that a monthly duration of food stamps of <4 wk was a predictor of household food security (odds ratio 0.10, 95% confidence interval 0.02–0.56). Food stamp use was associated with above-median energy-adjusted intakes of vitamin B-6 (3.13, 1.16–8.45), folate (2.92, 1.09–7.81) and iron (3.72, 1.31–10.54). The NFS children were more likely to consume <8 mg iron/d (3.73, 1.09–12.80). These results suggest that the Food Stamp Program is associated with food security and preschoolers’ micronutrient intake.

KEY WORDS: • children • dietary intake • food security • Food Stamp Program • Hispanic • Latino • micronutrients

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