Highlights from the November 2007 Journal of the American Dietetic A...(ood Plan to a market basket from the 200...)

While the 2005 market basket cost 4 percent less than the 1995 Thrifty Food Plan, it would still require a low-income family to devote between 43 percent and 70 percent of its food budget to fruits and vegetables, according to the researchers.

Public policies should examine ways to make fruits and vegetables more affordable to low-income families, the researchers conclude.

Additional research articles in the November Journal of the American Dietetic Association include:

• Staying Focused on the Undernourished Child: India

• Poverty and Food Intake in Rural America: Diet Quality Is Lower in Food Insecure Adults in the Mississippi Delta

• Neighborhood Deprivation Is Associated with Lower Levels of Serum Carotenoids among U.S. Adults Participating in NHANES III

• Food Security Status and Produce Intake and Behaviors of WIC and Farmers Market Nutrition Program Participants

• Food Store Types, Availability and Cost of Foods in a Rural Environment

• The Prevalence of Low Serum Zinc and Copper and Dietary Habits Associated with Serum Zinc and Copper in 12-36 Month Old Children at Risk of Iron Deficiency from Low-Income Families

• Water and Food Safety in the Developing World: Global Implications for Health and Nutrition

• Association between Unhealthy Eating Patterns and Unfavorable Overall School Performance in Children.

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