@article{Senia:229982,
      recid = {229982},
      author = {Senia, Mark C. and Dharmasena, Senarath},
      title = {Factors Affecting the Intake of Dietary Fiber in the  United States Diet},
      address = {2016},
      number = {1376-2016-109697},
      series = {Paper 21},
      pages = {24},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {The 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended  that individuals consume around 25 grams of dietary fiber  per person per day. Yet despite these recommendations,  consumers do not purchase enough foods high in dietary  fiber. To investigate the factors behind this behavior, we  perform an empirical analysis using Nielsen Homescan data  for 2011 with a sample of 62,092 households from across the  United States. This research contributes to the literature  by simultaneously investigating per capita purchases of  products containing fiber: bread, pasta, tortilla, and  fresh produce (fruit and vegetables combined). We perform  the estimation using a seemingly unrelated regression  framework with a Tobit model setting for each equation in  order to account for the censored nature of the available  data. Preliminary results suggest that individuals that use  coupons generally report purchasing more fiber per capita.  Those living below 130 percent and below 185 percent of the  federal poverty level purchase less fiber per capita from  bread and pasta. For these individuals, the fiber purchased  from produce is not significantly different from the  individuals above the cutoff levels. Those with a higher  income or education report more consumption of fiber per  capita from produce and less from bread and pasta.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/229982},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.229982},
}