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Barriers To Consuming Healthy Food And The Role Of Food Pantries In Improving Diets On Low Income Families, Antoinette M. Sangye
Barriers To Consuming Healthy Food And The Role Of Food Pantries In Improving Diets On Low Income Families, Antoinette M. Sangye
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Background: Poor diet and physical inactivity are among the leading preventable causes of deaths in the United States which disproportionately affect people with low income. A healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables may prevent the most common diet-related chronic conditions.
Objective: This study explores factors that affect the ability of low income American families to consume a healthy diet. It also addresses the role of food pantries in providing nutritious food to families at risk of food insecurity.
Methods: An online survey was emailed to 50 food pantries that are members of The Foodbank Inc., Dayton Ohio. Thirty three …