Relationship of Food Label Use and Household Availability of Beverages in a Sample of Mothers of Preschool Children Participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Authors

  • Karina R. Lora
  • Paul Branscum
  • Susan B. Sisson
  • Lindsay M. Scott
  • Michael Anderson
  • Allen Knehans

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47779/ajhs.2015.178

Keywords:

Food assistance, food labeling, beverages, sugar-sweetened beverages

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the association between maternal participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the use of food labels to purchase various types of beverages, and whether home availability of beverages differed by SNAP participation. Low-income mothers (n=250) of preschool children were surveyed. Food label use to purchase beverages and home availability of beverages were analyzed using adjusted multivariate logistic regression and iteratively reweighted with least squares regression.  SNAP participants were approximately 50% less likely to use the food label to purchase beverages for the home than non-participants. SNAP homes also had significantly higher availability of fruit juice (192 oz vs. 128 oz), juice drinks (192 oz vs. 128 oz), regular soda (156 oz vs. 135 oz), and low-calorie beverages (469 oz vs. 243 oz) than non-SNAP homes (p < 0.05). Further research is needed to understand the attitudes and group-specific characteristics associated with food label use and beverage availability among low-income families.

 

Author Biographies

Karina R. Lora

Karina R. Lora, Ph.D., Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1200 N Stonewall Ave., Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA, Telephone: (405) 271-8001 Ext 41182, Fax: (405) 271-1560

Paul Branscum

Paul Branscum Ph.D., R.D, Department of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of Oklahoma, 1401 Asp Avenue, HHC 112 Norman, OK 73019, USA.

Susan B. Sisson

Susan B. Sisson Ph.D., R.D.N, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1200 N Stonewall Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA

Lindsay M. Scott

Lindsay M. Scott, M.S, R.D, Midwest Regional Medical Center, 2825 Parklawn Drive, Midwest City, OK 73110, USA

Michael Anderson

Michael Anderson Ph.D., Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 801 Northeast 13th Street, Room 350, Oklahoma City, OK 73126, USA.

Allen Knehans

Allen Knehans Ph.D., Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1200 N Stonewall Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73117, USA

Published

2020-11-15

How to Cite

Lora, K., Branscum, P., Sisson, S., Scott, L., Anderson, M., & Knehans, A. (2020). Relationship of Food Label Use and Household Availability of Beverages in a Sample of Mothers of Preschool Children Participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. American Journal of Health Studies, 30(3). https://doi.org/10.47779/ajhs.2015.178

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