The Impact of Policy Changes on Milk and Beverage Consumption of Texas WIC Children Academic Article

abstract

• Major changes in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages that were implemented in 2009 included reductions in the amount of milk and 100% juices, as well as the removal of whole milk from food packages. In analyzing the effect of these changes on the beverage consumption of Texas WIC children ages two to four, we found a significant decrease in the amount of whole milk consumed, and this decrease was partially offset by the increase in the amount of lower-fat milks consumed. Intakes of both desirable and undesirable nutrients from milk were decreased.

authors

• Ishdorj, Ariun

published proceedings

• AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS REVIEW

author list (cited authors)

• Ishdorj, A., & Capps, O. J.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Ishdorj, Ariun||Capps, Oral Jr

publication date

• December 2017

publisher

• Cambridge University Press (CUP)  Publisher

published in

• Agricultural and Resource Economics Review  Journal

keywords

• Beverages
• Juice
• Milk
• Nutrients
• Ordered Probit Model
• Texas
• WIC

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1017/age.2016.39

start page

• 421

end page

• 442

volume

• 46

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/age.2016.39