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Shotland, Jeffrey – Rural Development Perspectives, 1989
Uses national survey data to demonstrate that, compared to the rural or U.S. non-poor, the rural poor consumed less of eight of nine key nutrients; and disparities were greatest for vitamins A and C, iron, and calcium, and for the youngest (two-five years) age group studied. (SV)
Descriptors: Age Groups, Eating Habits, Economically Disadvantaged, Food
Shotland, Jeffrey; Loonin, Deanne – 1988
Nutrition and health are underlying influences to education performance. This report is a collection and analysis of data on nutrition and the rural poor in the United States. It presents an empirical assessment of critical nutritional and social-service problems experienced by the rural poor population. The first section of the report uses data…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Federal Aid, Food, Health Needs
