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Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas
OBJECTIVE: Food pantries and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are widely available resources for individuals facing food insecurity, yet the dietary quality of individuals using both programmes is not well characterised. We describe the dietary intake of individuals in North Texa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10346013/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35321780 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S136898002200074X |
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author | Jain, Seema Shahan, Kathryn Bowen, Michael Pruitt, Sandi L |
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description | OBJECTIVE: Food pantries and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are widely available resources for individuals facing food insecurity, yet the dietary quality of individuals using both programmes is not well characterised. We describe the dietary intake of individuals in North Texas who use both food pantries and SNAP to identify nutritional gaps and opportunities to improve food assistance programmes. DESIGN: We analysed baseline data from a randomised controlled trial examining food security and dietary intake. At baseline, we administered the validated, 26-item Dietary Screener Questionnaire (DSQ). We calculated descriptive statistics for dietary intake variables and compared with the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended intake values. SETTING: Two large food pantries in Dallas County, TX. PARTICIPANTS: Eligible participants were English or Spanish speaking adults receiving SNAP benefits who had used the food pantry within the last 4 months. RESULTS: We analysed baseline DSQ data from 320 participants (mean age 47 years; 90% female; 45% Black or African American; 37% Hispanic or Latino). Despite receiving SNAP benefits and food pantry assistance, most participants did not meet the minimum recommended intake values for fruits (88.4%), vegetables (97.4%), fibre (90·7%), whole grains (99·7%), dairy products (98·4%) and Ca (83·4%). Furthermore, 73·2% of participants exceeded the maximum recommended intake for added sugar. Still, the gap between median daily intake and recommended daily intake could be partially bridged with food obtained through current food assistance programmes. CONCLUSIONS: Multilevel, coordinated approaches within both SNAP and food pantry networks are needed to improve diet quality in individuals receiving food assistance. |
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spelling | pubmed-103460132023-08-29 Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas Jain, Seema Shahan, Kathryn Bowen, Michael Pruitt, Sandi L Public Health Nutr Short Communication OBJECTIVE: Food pantries and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are widely available resources for individuals facing food insecurity, yet the dietary quality of individuals using both programmes is not well characterised. We describe the dietary intake of individuals in North Texas who use both food pantries and SNAP to identify nutritional gaps and opportunities to improve food assistance programmes. DESIGN: We analysed baseline data from a randomised controlled trial examining food security and dietary intake. At baseline, we administered the validated, 26-item Dietary Screener Questionnaire (DSQ). We calculated descriptive statistics for dietary intake variables and compared with the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended intake values. SETTING: Two large food pantries in Dallas County, TX. PARTICIPANTS: Eligible participants were English or Spanish speaking adults receiving SNAP benefits who had used the food pantry within the last 4 months. RESULTS: We analysed baseline DSQ data from 320 participants (mean age 47 years; 90% female; 45% Black or African American; 37% Hispanic or Latino). Despite receiving SNAP benefits and food pantry assistance, most participants did not meet the minimum recommended intake values for fruits (88.4%), vegetables (97.4%), fibre (90·7%), whole grains (99·7%), dairy products (98·4%) and Ca (83·4%). Furthermore, 73·2% of participants exceeded the maximum recommended intake for added sugar. Still, the gap between median daily intake and recommended daily intake could be partially bridged with food obtained through current food assistance programmes. CONCLUSIONS: Multilevel, coordinated approaches within both SNAP and food pantry networks are needed to improve diet quality in individuals receiving food assistance. Cambridge University Press 2023-05 2022-03-24 /pmc/articles/PMC10346013/ /pubmed/35321780 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S136898002200074X Text en © The Authors 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Short Communication Jain, Seema Shahan, Kathryn Bowen, Michael Pruitt, Sandi L Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas |
title | Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas |
title_full | Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas |
title_fullStr | Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas |
title_full_unstemmed | Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas |
title_short | Dietary intake of individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and food pantry assistance in North Texas |
title_sort | dietary intake of individuals receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program and food pantry assistance in north texas |
topic | Short Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10346013/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35321780 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S136898002200074X |
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