1. Fruit and Vegetable Vouchers in Pregnancy: Preliminary Impact on Diet & Food Security.
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Ridberg, Ronit A., Marpadga, Sanjana, Akers, Melissa M., Bell, Janice F., and Seligman, Hilary K.
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FOOD security ,FRUIT ,DIET ,MATERNAL nutrition ,PREGNANCY ,SALADS ,FRENCH fries - Abstract
Pregnancy is a critical time period for supporting food security and maternal nutrition because of long-term potential impacts on the developing fetus. We conducted a pre-/post-analysis of pregnant WIC participants (n = 592) in San Francisco receiving $40/month of fruit and vegetable vouchers in addition to the standard WIC package. We compared pre-/post- changes to a comparison group of non-pregnant WIC participants (n = 108) receiving only the standard WIC package. We observed significant improvements in food security and mean daily frequency of total vegetables, combined fruits and vegetables, salad and non-fried potatoes (p <.05 for all comparisons). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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