Racial/ethnic differences in dietary intake among WIC families prior to food package revisions.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the diets of African American and Hispanic families in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) prior to the 2009 food package revisions.


METHODS
Mother-child dyads were recruited from 12 WIC sites in Chicago, IL. Individuals with 1 valid 24-hour recall were included in the analyses (n = 331 children, n = 352 mothers).


RESULTS
Compared to their African American counterparts, diets of Hispanic mothers and children were lower (P < .001) in percentage of calories from fat, added sugars, sodium, and sweetened beverages, but higher (P < .001) in vitamin A, calcium, whole grains, fruit, and total dairy. However, no groups met national recommendations for percentage of calories from saturated fat, fiber, sodium, whole grains, vegetables, and total dairy.


CONCLUSIONS
There are racial/ethnic differences in dietary intake, and future research is needed to determine whether diets improve as a result of package revisions and whether uptake of these changes varies by race/ethnicity.
Cancer Education and Career Development Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60608, USA. akong@uic.edu
Angela
A
Kong
Angela M
AM
Odoms-Young
Linda A
LA
Schiffer
Michael L
ML
Berbaum
Summer J
SJ
Porter
Lara
L
Blumstein
Marian L
ML
Fitzgibbon
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002641:Chicago; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011632:Public Assistance