ArticlePublic health nutrition2014
Evaluating the initial impact of the revised Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food packages on dietary intake and home food availability in African-American and Hispanic families.
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- Fruit and Vegetable Purchases and Consumption among WIC Participants after the 2009 WIC Food Package Revision: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Pooled it
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- Impact of policy and built environment changes on obesity-related outcomes: a systematic review of naturally occurring experiments.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2015Pooled it
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- Choice architecture to promote fruit and vegetable purchases by families participating in the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): randomized corner store pilot study.Public health nutrition · 2017Trial
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- From preschool to policy: A scoping review of recommended interventions for a systems approach to improve dietary intake in early childhood.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
- Consumption of the Food Groups with the Revised Benefits in the New WIC Food Package: A Scoping Review.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- A Qualitative Exploration of Spanish-Speaking Latina Women's Experiences Participating in WIC Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2024Article
- Trends in Food Consumption Among Children Aged 1-4 Years by Participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, United States, 2005-2018.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Effects of the revised WIC food package on women's and children's health: a quasi-experimental study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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- WIC Participation and Dietary Quality among US Children: Impact of the 2009 Food Package Revision.Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition · 2022Article
- A Narrative Review of Ethnic Minority Studies for Faith-Based Health Promotion Interventions with Special Reference to the Contemporary Christian Nurse.Journal of religion and health · 2021Review
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- Assessing Diet Quality in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Cohort of Low-income Toddlers.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 2020Article
- Main Factors Influencing Whole Grain Consumption in Children and Adults-A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study assessed the impact of the 2009 food packages mandated by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) on dietary intake and home food availability in low-income African-American and Hispanic parent/child dyads.
designA natural experiment was conducted to assess if the revised WIC food package altered dietary intake, home food availability, weight and various lifestyle measures immediately (6 months) following policy implementation.
settingTwelve WIC clinics in Chicago, IL, USA. SUBJECTS: Two hundred and seventy-three Hispanic and African-American children aged 2-3 years, enrolled in WIC, and their mothers.
resultsSix months after the WIC food package revisions were implemented, we observed modest changes in dietary intake. Fruit consumption increased among Hispanic mothers (mean = 0·33 servings/d, P = 0·04) and low-fat dairy intake increased among Hispanic mothers (0·21 servings/d, P = 0·02), Hispanic children (0·34 servings/d, P < 0·001) and African-American children (0·24 servings/d, P = 0·02). Home food availability of low-fat dairy and whole grains also increased. Dietary changes, however, varied by racial/ethnic group. Changes in home food availability were not significantly correlated with changes in diet.
conclusionsThe WIC food package revisions are one of the first efforts to modify the nutrition guidelines that govern foods provided in a federal food and nutrition assistance programme. It will be important to examine the longer-term impact of these changes on dietary intake and weight status.
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