FAMILY-SIZE AS A DETERMINANT OF CHILDRENS DIETARY-INTAKE - A DILUTION MODEL APPROACH Academic Article

abstract

• The dilution model predicts that larger families reduce the amount of resources (time, energy, money) available for each child, thus hindering social and physical development. In this analysis a national sample, involving a disproportionate number of low-income households, was used to test the effects of family size on nutritional risk, measured by the adequacy of dietary intake among 4-to-6-year-old children. It was hypothesized that children from small families are at lower nutritional risk than those from medium or large families. It was also hypothesized that children from medium families are at lower nutritional risk than those from large families. After controlling for age, sex, ethnicity, family income and maternal education, these hypotheses received support. 1991, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

authors

• Mcintosh, William

published proceedings

• ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION

author list (cited authors)

• KUCERA, B., & MCINTOSH, W. A.

citation count

• 11

complete list of authors

• KUCERA, B||MCINTOSH, WA

publication date

• January 1991

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Ecology of Food and Nutrition  Journal

keywords

• Children
• Dietary Intake
• Dilution Model
• Family Size
• Socioeconomic Status
• United-states

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/03670244.1991.9991196

start page

• 127

end page

• 138

volume

• 26

issue

• 2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1080%2F03670244.1991.9991196