@article{Mark:235757,
      recid = {235757},
      author = {Mark, Senia and Senarath, Dharmasena},
      title = {Ascertaining the Role of Socio-Economic-Demographic and  Government Food Policy Related Factors on the Per Capita  Intake of Dietary Fiber Derived from Consumption of Various  Foods in the United States},
      address = {2016},
      number = {333-2016-14132},
      series = {9144},
      pages = {20},
      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  use the Nielsen Homescan data to create a quarterly panel  from 2004 through 2014 of 9,896 households from across the  United States. This research contributes to the literature  by simultaneously investigating per capita purchases of  products containing fiber: (1) bread (2) pasta, (3)  tortilla, (4) fresh fruit, (5) fresh vegetables and beans,  (6) frozen fruit, (7) frozen vegetables and beans, (8)  canned fruit, (9) canned vegetables and beans. We perform  the estimation using a random effects panel Tobit model in  order to account for the censored nature of the available  data. Preliminary results suggest that those with a higher  income or education report more consumption of fiber from  fresh and frozen vegetables and less from pasta. Those  living below 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty  level do not seem to purchase significantly less fiber per  capita relative to those above these poverty levels. A test  of the effectiveness of fiber consumption promotion in the  2010 Dietary Guidelines seems to show mixed results},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/235757},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.235757},
}