title: [Dietary diversity and nutrient intake in children 24 to 59 months old and their association with food insecurity].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess dietary diversity (DD) and adequacies of energy and nutrients intake of Mexican children two to four years old according to the level of food insecurity (FI) at household.
  
  
  METHODS
  Information of 955 Mexican children aged 24-29 months and their households from Ensanut 2012 were included. Dietary data were obtained with a food frequency questionnaire. An index of DD and adequacies of energy and nutrients were estimated. Adjusted prevalences of DD were estimated according to the classification of FI at home using the Latin American and Caribbean Food Safety Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children living in severe FI had the highest proportion of low DD (53.6%) compared to those living in food security. Children with moderate and severe insecurity did not reach the recommended energy intake.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The DD, energy and nutrients intake in Mexican children are associated to FI. It is important to improve access to foods that provide more diversity to the diet and which are difficult to obtain due to their cost.
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Verónica
authors: V
authors: Mundo-Rosas
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Vanessa
authors: V
authors: de la Cruz-Góngora
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Alejandra
authors: A
authors: Jiménez-Aguilar
authors: Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Shamah-Levy
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004034:Diet Surveys; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005502:Food / Q000145:classification*; D005523:Food Supply / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D064167:Recommended Dietary Allowances