National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia;
Food and Nutrition Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Alexandria, Virginia; and.
Pediatrics. 2019 Mar;143(3). doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-2274. Epub 2019 Feb 7.
: media-1vid110.1542/5984243449001PEDS-VA_2018-2274 BACKGROUND: In 2009, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) revised its food packages to align with updated nutrition science. Understanding how these revisions may impact current consumption patterns could be important.
Dietary data from the 2011-2014 NHANES were used to estimate the percentage of children who were aged 12 to 23 months consuming selected food and beverage categories on any given day by age and WIC status (children who were on WIC, those who were eligible for but not receiving WIC benefits, and those who were not eligible for WIC).
Consumption of food and beverage categories differed by WIC status. On a given day, a lower percentage of children who were eligible for but did not receive WIC benefits consumed vegetables (excluding white potatoes; 42.3%) and grains (76.5%) compared with children who were participating in WIC (vegetables [excluding white potatoes]: 60.4%; grains: 85.5%) and those who were not eligible for WIC benefits (vegetables [excluding white potatoes]: 58.1%; grains: 87.2%; < .05). A lower percentage of both children who were eligible for but not receiving WIC benefits and those who were participating in WIC consumed fruits (57.6% and 70.6%, respectively) and snacks (45.9% and 48.5%, respectively) than those who were not eligible for WIC (fruits: 86.4%; snacks: 69.1%; < .05). A lower percentage of children who were receiving WIC consumed dairy than children who were not eligible for WIC (91.7% and 97.2%, respectively; < .05). A higher percentage of those who were receiving WIC consumed 100% juice (70.6%) than children who were eligible for but not receiving WIC (51.6%) and children who were not eligible for WIC (50.8%; < .05).
Improving early WIC participation and retention could positively impact some diet-related disparities among young children who are eligible for WIC.
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2009 年,妇女、婴儿和儿童特别补充营养计划(WIC)修订了其食品套餐,以使其与最新的营养科学保持一致。了解这些修订如何影响当前的消费模式可能很重要。
利用 2011-2014 年 NHANES 的饮食数据,按年龄和 WIC 身份(正在接受 WIC 的儿童、有资格但未获得 WIC 福利的儿童、无资格获得 WIC 的儿童)估计 12 至 23 个月大的儿童在任何特定日子内食用某些食物和饮料类别的百分比。
按 WIC 身份划分,食物和饮料类别的消费情况有所不同。在特定的一天,有资格但未获得 WIC 福利的儿童食用蔬菜(不包括白土豆;42.3%)和谷物(76.5%)的比例低于参加 WIC 的儿童(蔬菜[不包括白土豆]:60.4%;谷物:85.5%)和无资格获得 WIC 福利的儿童(蔬菜[不包括白土豆]:58.1%;谷物:87.2%;<0.05)。有资格但未获得 WIC 福利的儿童和参加 WIC 的儿童食用水果(分别为 57.6%和 70.6%)和零食(分别为 45.9%和 48.5%)的比例也低于无资格获得 WIC 的儿童(水果:86.4%;零食:69.1%;<0.05)。接受 WIC 的儿童食用乳制品的比例低于无资格获得 WIC 的儿童(分别为 91.7%和 97.2%;<0.05)。接受 WIC 的儿童消费 100%果汁的比例(70.6%)高于有资格但未获得 WIC 的儿童(51.6%)和无资格获得 WIC 的儿童(50.8%;<0.05)。
提高早期 WIC 的参与率和保留率可能会对有资格获得 WIC 的幼儿中一些与饮食相关的差异产生积极影响。