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J Epidemiol Community Health 2009;63:16 doi:10.1136/jech.2009.096701p
  • Wednesday 9 September, Parallel session A
  • Inequalities I

Food poverty and dietary quality: is there a relationship?

  1. J. Harrington1,
  2. J. Lutomski1,
  3. M. Molcho2,
  4. I. J. Perry1
  1. 1
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
  2. 2
    Department of Health Promotion, NUI, Galway, Ireland

      Background

      Food poverty is intrinsically linked to inadequate income, poor dietary and lifestyle habits, and health inequalities, placing the “food poor” at higher risk of developing chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Much of the evidence linking food poverty and poor diet is based on ecological level analysis. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), a diet optimising dietary quality specifically limiting the intake …

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