HOW ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCE THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF DIETS

Huang, Kuo S.

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.20847

HOW ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCE THE NUTRIENT CONTENT OF DIETS

Economic factors such as food prices and consumer income affect food choices with consequences for the availability of nutrients. A model is developed to estimate how the availability of 28 nutrients would change as consumers alter their food purchases in response to changes in food prices and income.

Subject(s):

Consumer/Household Economics
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety

Issue Date:

1998

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.20847

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20847

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/20847