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Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations: Body Weight Status

By Biing-Hwan Lin

Agriculture Information Bulletin No. (AIB796-3) 4 pp, February 2005

The Nutrition and Health Characteristics of Low-Income Populations study examined several measures of body weight status for children and adults using 1988-94 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. The measures provide a baseline to monitor the weight status of Americans, focusing on the low-income population.

Keywords: Dietary intake, food expenditures, nutrient availability, nutrient intake, nutritional status, nutrition and health outcomes, obesity, USDA's food assistance and nutrition programs, NHANES, DRI, ERS, USDA

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Updated date: February 14, 2005

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