title: Does food insecurity compromise maternal dietary zinc or energy intake in favor of her child, in rural poor Mexican households?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze quantitative indicators of food insecurity (FI), and estimate if FI modifies the association between maternal and child Zinc and energy intake as evidence for maternal dietary compromise in favor of her child.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study (n=2 563), data derived from baseline impact evaluation of the Mexican Programa de Apoyo Alimentario. Quantitative indicators of FI were:Household food storage, maize and/or bean production, food expenditure, and spatial access to food markets. We evaluated percentage adequacy of energy (PAE) and Zinc (PAZn) intake. Multiple linear regression model was fitted to estimate the association between maternal and child PAE and PAZn.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Child PAE and PAZn were positively associated with those of their mothers. None of the FI indicators modified the association between maternal and child PAE and PAZn.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No evidence of maternal dietary compromise in favor of her child was observed using four quantitative indicators of FI in central-southern rural Mexican househods.
authors: Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Karla
authors: K
authors: Moreno-Tamayo
authors: Teresita
authors: T
authors: González de Cossío
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Flores-Aldana
authors: Sonia
authors: S
authors: Rodríguez-Ramírez
authors: Luis
authors: L
authors: Ortiz-Hernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D005523:Food Supply; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008800:Mexico; D011203:Poverty; D012424:Rural Population; D015032:Zinc / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc