Food prices, household income, and resource allocation: socioeconomic perspectives on their effects on dietary quality and nutritional status.
TLDR
Increasing food prices will make fighting micronutrient malnutrition in developing countries more difficult, and in societies where preference is given to males in the intrahousehold distribution of nonstaple foods, this objective will be even more challenging.Abstract:
BackgroundThe recent rise in agricultural commodity prices has been dramatic, and food prices are likely to follow an upward trend, at least in the medium term. Moreover, the recent financial crisis has also lowered incomes and increased food prices. Not only does this reduce dietary quality, but expenditures for health, sanitation, and education will decline, all of which will have a detrimental effect on health and nutrition outcomes.ObjectiveTo provide some perspectives on the role of major socioeconomic factors in driving health and nutrition outcomes.MethodsWe use demand elasticity parameters estimated from household-level survey data to simulate an increase in food prices, which is then mapped into energy and nutrient intakes. Furthermore, we also use house-hold-level data to analyze the implications of unequal intrahousehold distribution of food for the nutritional status of adult women and female children.ResultsA 50% increase in food prices results in a decrease in energy intake of 5% to 15% and ...read more
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