topic 21 evidence on diet diversity
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DIETARY DIVERSITY AS A FOOD SECURITY INDICATOR
Source:John Hoddinott and Yisehac Yohannes (2002),
FCND DISCUSSION PAPER NO. 136
• We consider, in turn, associations between dietary diversity (number of unique foods) and four indicators of food security: per capita expenditures, caloric availability,
• Caloric availability from staples, and caloric availability from non staples.
• Associations between consumption of unique food groups and these four characteristics.
Unique food groups
• country-specific basic staples (e.g., maize in Mozambique, rice in Bangladesh)
• country-specific “luxury staples” (e.g., macaroni and fine bread in Egypt; breakfast cereal in Mexico);
• vitamin A- rich roots, tubers, vegetables, and fruits; beans, soya, and other pulses; dairy; fats; sugars; meat, fish, and eggs; other roots and tubers; other fruits; other vegetables;
• beverages, spices, and other products
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