Low-income individuals in Southeast Louisiana consume poor quality diets and have high rates of nutrition-related health problems such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity. The United States Department of Agriculture created the Thrifty Food Plan to help food stamp recipients consume a minimal cost, nutritious diet. It is unknown whether the food lists designed to support the Thrifty Food Plan are affordable and available to the food stamp reliant population in Southeast Louisiana. In 29 supermarkets and large grocery stores located in East Baton Rouge Parish and seven surrounding parishes, the cost and availability of two weekly food lists from the Thrifty Food Plan were determined. The average cost of the foods...
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This dissertation examines the social construction of risk in trustworthy digital repository (TDR) c...
Scope and Method of Study:Watermelon fruit is the most consumed melon crop in the U.S., yet it is mo...
The Atchafalaya River Basin (ARB) experiences overbank inundations as springtime temperatures warm t...
Prices of a market basket of 149 foods that could be combined to meet the 2005 Dietary Guidelines fo...
Purchase and consumption of energy-dense nutrient poor [EDNP] foods by low-income individuals contri...
Consumer interest in healthy eating and self-medication is not just a passing fad. Soy-based product...
The objectives of this study were to explore the relationships among depression and food security st...
Low socioeconomic families must make many difficult decisions when purchasing foods for their family...
Childhood obesity rates have more than tripled since the 1970s, and this increased prevalence is cau...
With an overall lack of economic information available on energy cane production, the aim of this re...
The general objective of the study was to determine the economically optimal crop cycle length for m...
Each teacher has a set of beliefs and knowledge as it relates to teaching and learning. In this stud...
Many food recovery agencies depend on donated food, and its safety is critical for the health of vul...
Food insecurity has been an increasingly important, and troubling, issue across the nation and world...
The researcher conducted nine interviews with high achieving first-generation college students who w...
This dissertation examines the social construction of risk in trustworthy digital repository (TDR) c...
Scope and Method of Study:Watermelon fruit is the most consumed melon crop in the U.S., yet it is mo...
The Atchafalaya River Basin (ARB) experiences overbank inundations as springtime temperatures warm t...