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Household Consumption, Individual Requirements and the affordability of nutrient adequate diets
1. Household consumption,
individual requirements, and the
affordability of nutrient-adequate diets –
Application to Malawian households
Kate Schneider, MPA PhD
Presentation to IFPRI-Malawi team
December 8, 2021
2. A food system
2
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Specific
Aims
Background &
Motivation
Source: Fanzo et al., 2020 & the Food Systems Dashboard
4. 4
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Specific
Aims
Background &
Motivation
Key terms:
➢ Nutrient adequacy: meeting minimum scientific nutrient requirements
without exceeding upper bounds.
Institute of Medicine, 2006
➢ High quality diet: those that are adequate in nutrients – including energy –
without exceeding limits, balanced in macronutrients, and have variety.
Trijsburg et al., 2019
➢ Nutrient density: quantity of essential nutrients per unit of energy.
Trijsburg et al., 2019
5. 5
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Specific
Aims
Background &
Motivation
Political will exists to make changes.
Information and research needs:
➢ Data for nutrition and diet quality surveillance;
➢ Data availability and quality assessment;
➢ Evidence to guide nutrition education and
behavior change messaging;
➢ Evidence to identify crops and agricultural
practices to increase nutrient-dense food
production;
➢ Metrics for a national multi-sectoral nutrition
monitoring and evaluation system.
6. 6
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Specific
Aims
Background &
Motivation
Motivation: Household surveys and least-cost diets can
be used to evaluate how well the food system delivers
diets that meet the needs of the population.
➢ Household consumption and expenditure surveys (HCES) offer a useful
but imperfect substitute for individual dietary data.
Coates et al., 2017; Fiedler & Lividini, 2017; Zezza et al., 2017
➢ Least-cost diets are particularly amenable as a food system metric since
they are flexible to changes in the availability and price of foods.
Allen, 2017; Masters et al, 2018; FAO, 2020; Herforth et al., 2020; Stigler, 1945
7. Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
7
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Are nutrient adequate diets
affordable year-round?
2
1
What level of diet quality
would meet all members
needs? How nutrient-dense
are current diets?
What are the drivers of diet
infeasibility and high cost?
What policy solutions are
available?
3
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8. Data & Methods
Data &
Methods
8
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
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9. Data &
Methods
9
DATA & METHODS
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Integrated
Household
Panel Survey
Malawi NSO &
World Bank
(2010, 2013,
2016/17)
CPI Market
Price Data
Malawi NSO
(Jan 2013 –
July 2017)
Malawi FCT
SAMRC,
LUANAR,
Nutrition
Innovation Lab
Dietary
Reference
Intakes
Institute of
Medicine, US &
Canada
10. Data &
Methods
10
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Individual Nutrient Requirements
DRIs define a nutrient adequate diet.
UL/CDRR: Maximum limit for micronutrients (from food)
AMDR upper bound: Maximum % calories from
macronutrients
EAR: Median requirement for micronutrients
AMDR lower bound: Minimum % calories from
macronutrients
Insufficient Intake range
Excess Intake range
Increasing
nutrient
intake
Nutrient
adequate
range
Nutrients included: Energy, Carbohydrates, Protein, Lipids, Vit A (Retinol UL), Vit C, Vit E, Thiamin,
Riboflavin, Niacin, B6, Folate, B12, Calcium, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Selenium, Zinc
11. Data &
Methods
11
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Individual Energy Requirements
Daily energy needs calculated by EER using WHO reference
anthropometrics, by age, sex, maternity, and physical activity.
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
Calories
12. Data &
Methods
12
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Individual Nutrient Requirements
Key assumptions
➢ Reference heights and weights from WHO growth charts
➢ Physical activity assumed to be active for most people
➢ Physical activity assumed to be very active for men 14-59 whose
occupation is likely to be physically demanding (e.g. unmechanized
agriculture)
➢ Pregnancy unobserved, all women assume to be non-pregnant
➢ Breastfeeding unobserved, all mothers of children under 2 assumed to be
breastfeeding
13. Data &
Methods
13
DATA & METHODS
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Household Nutrient Requirements
Nutrient density satisfies neediest member.
𝐻𝐻𝐿𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟ℎ𝑗 =
𝑚
𝐸𝑚 ∗ 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑚{𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚𝑁𝑒𝑒𝑑𝑗,𝑚/𝐸𝑚}, 𝑗 = 1, … , 19
𝐻𝐻𝑈𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟ℎ𝑗 =
𝑚
𝐸𝑚 ∗ 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑚{𝑀𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚𝑇𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑗,𝑚/𝐸𝑚} , 𝑗 = 1, … , 13
𝐻𝐻𝐸ℎ =
𝑚
𝐸𝑚
h = household
m = household member
j = density of each nutrient
e/E = energy
14. Data &
Methods
14
DATA & METHODS
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Least-cost diets
Food items and quantities that meet nutrient requirements at
lowest total cost.
e/E = energy
pi = food price for item i
qi = food quantity for item i
aij = nutrient contents
𝐶𝑜𝑁𝐴: 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝐶 = σ𝑖 𝑝𝑖 ∗ 𝑞𝑖
Subject to:
σ𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ∗ 𝑞𝑖 ≥ 𝐿𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑗 , 𝑗 = 1, … , 19
σ𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ∗ 𝑞𝑖 ≤ 𝑈𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑗, 𝑗 = 1, … , 13
σ𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑒 ∗ 𝑞𝑖 = 𝐸
𝑞1 ≥ 0, 𝑞2 ≥ 0, … 𝑞𝑖 ≥ 0, for all foods 𝑖 = 1, … 51
15. Data &
Methods
15
DATA & METHODS
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
By the numbers
2010* 2013 2016/17
Observations
Households 1,615* 1,982 2,505
Rural 1,142* 1,428 1,839
Rural matched to food prices‡ 1,142 1,424 1,693
Urban* 473* 554* 666*
Individuals (rural) 7,375 7,153 8,221
Markets 25 25
Food items 129* 51 51
Nutrients† 22 22 22
2013 – 15 2016 – 17
Months 24 19
Linear models estimated
Lower bound cost 171,672 156,199
Upper bound cost 34,176 32,167
Nutrient shadow prices 34,176 32,167
Policy Scenarios (8) 546,816 514,672
Total 1,522,045
* Used for Aim 1 only
‡ Households unmatched to
markets are coded as rural but
reside in districts where the
central market is one of
Malawi’s 4 main cities and we
do not have access to the price
data
† Energy, Carbohydrates, Protein,
Lipids, Vit A (Retinol UL), Vit
C, Vit E, Thiamin, Riboflavin,
Niacin, B6, Folate, B12,
Calcium, Copper, Iron,
Magnesium, Phosphorus,
Selenium, Zinc, Sodium
(CDRR)
16. 16
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Assessing diet
quality when
families share their
meals
1
Schneider, K., Webb, P., Christiaensen, L., & Masters, W.
(2021) Assessing diet quality when families share their meals:
Evidence from Malawi. Journal of Nutrition nxab287.
doi:10.1093/jn/nxab287
17. 17
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
What level of diet quality would meet all members
needs?
➢ Shared diets must be of higher diet quality than any one member needs
alone.
Beaton, 1995; Beaton, 1999; Institute of Medicine, 2000
18. 18
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Why use a shared nutrient requirement?
➢ Practicality.
Where only household data are observed, household consumption can be
compared to household needs.
➢ Normative welfare principle.
Evaluate the welfare of the household by the welfare of the neediest member.
➢ Gender equity.
Setting household diet quality at the level needed by the neediest member often
requires the whole family to consume a diet that meets her minimum needs.
19. 19
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Methods
➢ Aggregate household nutrient requirements.
Defines the total quantity and nutrient density of the diet that is adequate in all nutrients
for all members when shared.
Beaton 1995, Beaton 1999, IOM 2000
➢ Total nutrient intakes calculated from reported food consumption.
All foods converted to kilograms using reference weights, matched to nutrient
composition. Iron and zinc intakes adjusted for low bioavailablity.
➢ Energy-adjusted nutrient adequacy ratios.
Comparing energy-adjusted observed household food consumption to the aggregate
household nutrient requirements.
Willett & Stampfer, 2013
21. 21
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
*Total households are 6,102. Variation in household composition explains why at most a single age-sex group defines the household need for a nutrient for one third of all households.
Women and girls have the highest need for nutrient
density in their diets.
Age-Sex Group
Vitamin
A
Vitamin
C
Vitamin
E
Thiamin
Riboflavin
Niacin
Vitamin
B6
Folate
Vitamin
B12
Calcium
Copper
Iron
Magnesium
Phosphorus
Selenium
Zinc
Child (Male) 3 y
Child (Female) 3 y
Child (Male) 4-8 y
Child (Female) 4-8 y
Adolescent (Male) 9-13 y
Adolescent (Male) 14-18 y
Adult (Male) 19-30 y
Adult (Male) 31-50 y
Adult (Male) 51-70 y
Older Adult (Male) 70+ y
Adolescent (Female) 9-13 y
Adolescent (Female) 14-18 y
Adult (Female) 19-30 y
Adult (Female) 31-50 y
Adult (Female) 51-70 y
Older Adult (Female) 70+ y
Lactation (Female) 14-18 y
Lactation (Female) 19-30 y
Lactation (Female) 31-50 y
0 1,748
22. 22
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Range tightens most for vitamin C, iron, phosphorus,
and zinc.
Percent Difference in Nutrient Bounds from Individual Diets to Household Sharing
23. 23
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Diets are not dense enough in riboflavin, selenium, lipids,
B12. Too many calories from carbs. Too much copper.
% Population with suboptimal nutrient density in the diet
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
%
Population
Insufficient Excessive
24. 24
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Affordability of
nutritious diets
year-round
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(under final review of resubmission)
25. j: micronutrient (EAR)
k: micronutrient (UL)
l: macronutrient (AMDR)
m: individual
h: household 25
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Are nutrient adequate diets affordable year-round?
➢ The sum of the cost of meeting individual nutrient requirements is a
lower bound on household diet cost. (“Individualized diets”)
➢ The cost of meeting shared nutrient requirements is an upper bound on
household diet cost. (“Household sharing”)
➢ Range estimate is more realistic than either bound alone.
➢ Monthly price data allow to assess seasonal fluctuation in diet cost.
26. Methods
➢ Lower bound diet cost:
Sum of individual diet costs meeting minimum individual needs.
➢ Upper bound diet cost:
Cost of the diet meeting aggregate household nutrient requirements.
➢ Affordability:
Diet cost compared to monthly food and total spending for households where a diet solution is
identified in the same month the household was surveyed.
26
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
27. Aim 1: Household Nutrient Requirements
UPPER BOUNDS NEEDS = Perfect Sharing
Whole family eats a diet quality dense enough to meet
the needs of the neediest member, per nutrient.
27
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Shared diets are feasible in the market 60% of the time.
Monthly variation in feasibility of nutrient adequate diet, 2013–2017
Population statistics
corrected using
sampling weights.
Percent of
households with a
feasible diet under
the individualized
diets scenario is
defined as
households with a
solution for all
members.
28. Aim 1: Household Nutrient Requirements
UPPER BOUNDS NEEDS = Perfect Sharing
Whole family eats a diet quality dense enough to meet
the needs of the neediest member, per nutrient.
28
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Cost is $1.75 (2011 US$ PPP) per person per day for the
median household at the lower bound, $2.26 at the upper.
Monthly variation in cost of nutrient adequate diet, 2013–2017
All prices expressed in 2011 US
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) dollars.
29. 29
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Fraction of households who cannot purchase the
adequate diet in the market the month of survey.
Cost of nutrient adequate diet relative to food and total spending, 2013 & 2016/17
Lower bound diet cost Upper bound diet cost
30. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
30
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Nutrient drivers
and policy options
Schneider, K. 2020. “Nationally Representative
estimates of the cost of adequate diets, nutrient level
drivers, and policy options for households in Malawi.”
(in revisions, Food Policy)
3
31. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
31
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
What are the drivers of diet infeasibility and high cost
and what policy solutions are available?
➢ Analysis of feasibility by household size, composition, and policy
scenarios.
➢ Nutrient shadow prices; arguably an underutilized tool in human
nutrition and food systems analysis.
Håkansson, 2015
➢ Policy scenarios can identify which actions throughout the food system
would be most effective to increase access to nutrient adequate diets.
Global Panel, 2020
32. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
32
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Methods
➢ Least-cost diets meeting shared household nutrient needs
➢ Nutrient shadow prices
➢ Policy scenario simulations:
1. Lower price of eggs (10, 15, and 20%).
2. Increased availability of dried fish.
3. Increased availability and lower price of
groundnuts (10%).
4. Lower price of fresh milk (10%).
5. Increased availability of powdered milk.
6. Soil biofortification (for maize).
Foods Nutrients provided:
Eggs Riboflavin, B12, Lipids
Fish B12, Niacin
Groundnuts Vitamin E, Lipids,
Niacin
Milk Riboflavin, Lipids
33. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
33
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Riboflavin and B12 largely drive the cost.
Cost rises $2.57 per household per day for a 1% increase in riboflavin need.
Diet cost, feasibility, and nutrient semi-elasticities
Notes: Heteroskedasticity robust standard errors clustered at the enumeration area level. Outliers, defined as households with a HHCoNA more extreme
than 1.5 times the IQR, excluded. *Only non-zero shadow prices are shown. All prices expressed in 2011 US Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) dollars.
34. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
34
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Percent Difference in Nutrient Bounds from Individual
Diets to Household Sharing
35. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
35
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
How does household composition drive feasibility or cost?
Household composition, diet feasibility, and diet cost
Notes: Population statistics corrected using sampling weights. Composition types sorted by frequency observed. Definition of age groups aggregates the age groups in
the DRIs as follows: Young children = 3 and below, Older children = 4-13, Adolescent = 14-18, Adult = 19-69, Older adult = 70 and above. All prices expressed in
2011 US Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) dollars.
36. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
36
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Does household composition drive feasibility or cost?
Household size, composition, and cost per 1,000 calories
37. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
37
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Selenium biofortification is a promising option.
Change in diet cost relative to base case.
38. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
38
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Selenium biofortification is a promising option.
Impact on cost, feasibility, and nutrient shadow prices.
All prices expressed in 2011 US Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) dollars.
40. 40
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Conclusions
➢ Aggregate nutrient density requirements relative to that observed in household
diets provides a useful food system metric in contexts where families eat shared
meals.
➢ Nutrients of concern in terms of inadequate nutrient density in household
diets: selenium, vitamin B12, lipids, riboflavin, phosphorus, and zinc.
➢ Differences by wealth and location are small, for most nutrients.
➢ Minerals of concern reflect Malawi’s soil composition and few animal source
foods in the diet.
41. Aim 1: Household Nutrient Requirements
UPPER BOUNDS NEEDS = Perfect Sharing
Whole family eats a diet quality dense enough to meet
the needs of the neediest member, per nutrient.
41
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Conclusions
➢ A combination of foods that can meet the higher diet quality demanded when
families share meals is less often feasible in the market and costs more than if
families were to pursue individualized diet strategies.
➢ The seasonal gap in the lower bound diet cost is comparable with that of food
groups, and lower than that of individual food prices -- substituting items
within food groups can meet nutrition needs and stabilize diet cost throughout
the year.
➢ Adequate diets are unaffordable to a minimum 44% of the rural Malawian
population. Shared diets are unaffordable to 80%, within current food budgets.
42. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
42
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
➢ Riboflavin is by far the costliest nutrient to obtain in rural Malawi’s food system,
followed by B12.
➢ The feasibility of an adequate diet varies more by household composition than
the cost of the diet if it is available.
➢ As household size increases, the cost per 1,000 of an adequate shared diet also
rises, largely irrespective of composition.
➢ Selenium is the nutrient hindering the feasibility of adequate diets.
➢ Selenium biofortification of maize would reduce the diet cost by half and result
in near universal feasibility of an adequate diet.
43. Conclusions
Aim 3
43
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Sensitivity to analytical choices: Diet quality
Key assumption Support for choice
(triangulation)
Difference if included/
addressed
Indicator affected: Direction of
bias
Duration of
breastfeeding
DHS 2015/16 reported
median duration of
breastfeeding=23
months
Increased household energy need,
defines nutrient density for
multiple nutrients
Diet nutrient density relative to shared
benchmark: downward (insufficient)
No pregnancy status Nutrient requirements Increased energy for short period Diet nutrient density: likely unaffected
Omitted foods NSO documentation
Few restaurant meals
reported (but
unobserved food
away from home is
likely)
Greater nutrient intakes Diet nutrient density relative to shared
benchmark: downward
May be differential by household size and
wealth (Beegle et al., 2012; de Weerdt
et al., 2016).
Bioavailability Current diets adjusted
for low bioavailablity.
Analysis of iron and zinc by source. Nutrient density for iron and zinc:
upward
Missing nutrients in
food composition
(e.g. selenium)
Selenium: studies show
deficiency in soil and
human status
More food items that could meet
selenium requirements
Nutrient density relative to shared
benchmark: downward
44. Conclusions
Aim 3
44
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Sensitivity to analytical choices: Diet feasibility & cost
Key assumption Support for choice Difference if included Indicator affected: Direction of
bias
“Missing” prices NSO documentation If price missing but item was
available AND item would have
been selected into the least cost diet
If item would have been selected into the least
cost diet, CoNA cost: upward (too
high);
CoNA availability: downward (less
feasible)
Duration of
breastfeeding
DHS 2015/16 reported
median duration of
breastfeeding=23 mo
Increased household energy need,
defines density for some nutrients
with non-zero shadow price
Diet cost: upward
No pregnancy status Nutrient requirements Increased energy for short period Diet cost: slightly downward
Omitted foods List is all foods >0.02%
total expenditure in
2010
Additional food items available to
supply nutrients
If item would have been selected into the least
cost diet, CoNA cost: upward;
CoNA availability: downward
Bioavailability Adequate diets must
contain some ASFs
by definition (for
B12)
Increased iron and zinc requirements
or required from ASFs
CoNA cost: downward
Missing nutrients in
food composition
(e.g. selenium)
Selenium: studies show
deficiency in soil and
human status
More food items that could meet
selenium requirements
If item would have been selected into the least
cost diet, CoNA cost: upward;
CoNA availability: downward
45. Conclusions
Aim 3
45
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
➢ Household consumption and expenditure surveys together with least-cost diets bring
additional data and metrics that can be useful to guide policy.
➢ Household diets are suboptimal in terms of nutrient density, insufficient for most
nutrients to meet needs if eaten in energy balance.
➢ Nutrient adequate diets are currently out of reach for most households, explained in part
by household composition and size.
➢ Riboflavin and B12 are the costliest nutrients, but selenium shortage makes nutrient
adequate diets infeasible.
➢ Soil biofortification of maize with selenium offers a promising policy option.
46. 46
T H A N K S !
I express my gratitude to so many people, first and foremost the
families of Malawi.
➢ My committee: Will Masters, Patrick Webb, & Luc Christiaensen
➢ CANDASA team (especially Stevier, Yan, and Anna)
➢ Family, friends & neighbors
➢ Friedman PhDs
➢ Colleagues current and past
➢ Friedman faculty
➢ Teachers and mentors
➢ My book clubs!
This thesis is dedicated to all the
families of Malawi who selflessly
shared their information with
interviewers and without whom this
work would not be possible. I hope I
have done justice to the
responsibility and trust they have
placed in my hands.
Most of the work was completed
in eastern Massachusetts on the
ancestral homeland of the
Massachusett tribal nations including
the Mashpee and Aquinnah,
Wampanoag, Nipmuc, and
Massachusett tribes. I honor and
express gratitude to the people who
have stewarded this land for
hundreds of generations.
48. Data &
Methods
48
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Aim 1
Household Nutrient Requirements
Nutrient density satisfies neediest member.
Credit: created by kiddo from Noun Project
2,043 kcal
Iron: Minimum 8.1 mg
Maximum 45 mg
2,825 kcal
Iron: Minimum 6 mg
Maximum 45 mg
Iron density required:
4mg /1,000 kcal
Iron density required :
1.2 mg/1,000 kcal
Under household sharing:
Household nutrient density for iron = 4mg/kcal
Mother eats: 2,043 kcal containing 8.1 mg iron per day
Father eats: 2,825 kcal containing 11.2 mg iron per day
49. 49
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Household sharing increases requirements for iron, zinc,
vitamin C, and phosphorus more than any other
nutrient.
Household Sharing Individual % Difference
Mean SE Mean SE Mean SE
Nutrient Needs
Iron 7.02 (0.02) 3.38 (0.03) 141.27 (0.65)
Zinc 6.46 (0.01) 3.44 (0.01) 96.25 (0.48)
Vitamin C 33.91 (0.11) 23.87 (0.09) 67.04 (1.24)
Phosphorus 519.76 (2.80) 348.25 (1.07) 67.03 (0.91)
Vitamin B6 0.63 (0.00) 0.47 (0.00) 43.57 (0.57)
Calcium 600.44 (1.82) 460.47 (1.51) 40.86 (0.49)
Magnesium 140.03 (0.39) 110.47 (0.43) 35.99 (0.50)
Copper 0.38 (0.00) 0.29 (0.00) 35.89 (0.37)
Folate 173.85 (0.32) 135.53 (0.27) 33.66 (0.32)
Selenium 23.76 (0.04) 18.62 (0.04) 33.21 (0.30)
Vitamin B12 1.04 (0.00) 0.81 (0.00) 32.71 (0.26)
Vitamin A 292.59 (1.07) 231.24 (0.39) 31.85 (0.61)
Vitamin E 6.41 (0.01) 5.14 (0.01) 31.04 (0.27)
Thiamin 0.48 (0.00) 0.40 (0.00) 23.35 (0.23)
Riboflavin 0.50 (0.00) 0.42 (0.00) 21.49 (0.27)
Niacin 5.75 (0.01) 4.90 (0.01) 21.15 (0.19)
Lipids2
29.28 (0.09) 25.00 (0.05) 18.91 (0.25)
Protein2
25.10 (0.00) 23.85 (0.03) 9.70 (0.28)
Carbohydrate2
113.39 (0.04) 112.50 (0.00) 0.80 (0.04)
Minimum Requirements per 1,000 calories
1 Population statistics corrected using sampling weights. 2 Macronutrient needs and limits defined by AMDR lower and upper bounds, respectively. Slight differences for carbohydrates due to rounding, the
AMDR range does not change under household sharing since it is constant across all individual types. 3 Sodium upper bound defined by the CDDR.
50. 50
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Insufficient nutrient density varies little by wealth or
location.
Population
statistics corrected
using survey
weights.
Top and bottom
wealth quintiles
shown.
Stars represent
statistically
significant
difference between
the wealthiest and
poorest as tested in
bivariate
regression
***p<0.001
**0<0.01
*p<0.05
51. 51
Data &
Methods
Aim 1
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
Insufficient nutrient density varies little by wealth or
location.
Population statistics
corrected using survey
weights.
Stars represent
statistically significant
difference between the
rural and urban
households as tested in
bivariate regression
***p<0.001
**0<0.01
*p<0.05
52. C = log diet cost (nominal)
h = household
m = month
y = year
s = seasonal factor
k = gap months between
observations with solution
Aim 1: Household Nutrient Requirements
UPPER BOUNDS NEEDS = Perfect Sharing
Whole family eats a diet quality dense enough to meet
the needs of the neediest member, per nutrient.
52
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Methods
➢ Seasonality in diet cost.
Estimated by seasonal dummy regression allowing multiple fluctuations in the year, by scenario.
∆𝑘𝐶ℎ𝑦𝑚 = 𝐶ℎ𝑦𝑚 − 𝐶ℎ𝑦,𝑚−𝑘−1 = 𝑘𝛾 + σ𝑖=1
𝑘−1
𝛿𝑚−𝑖(𝑠𝑚−𝑖) + 𝑤ℎ𝑦𝑚
Seasonal differenced dummies:
𝑠𝑚−𝑖 =
1 𝑚 = 𝑚
−1 𝑘 = 0
−1 − 𝑘 𝑘 > 0
0 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒
Seasonal factors:
𝑠𝑚 = 𝛿𝑚 −
1
12
𝑖=1
12
𝛿𝑖 𝑚 = 1 … .12
53. ∆𝐶ℎ𝑦𝑚 = 𝛾 + 𝛼∆ cos
𝑚𝜋
6
+ 𝛽∆ sin
𝑚𝜋
6
+ 𝜇ℎ𝑦𝑚
𝑆𝑚 = 𝜆 cos
𝑚𝜋
6
− 𝜔
Where 𝜆 = 𝛼2 + 𝛽2 and 𝜔 = tan−1
(
𝛼
𝛽
)
C = log diet cost (nominal)
h = household
m = month
y = year
S = seasonal factor
k = gap months between
observations with solution
Aim 1: Household Nutrient Requirements
UPPER BOUNDS NEEDS = Perfect Sharing
Whole family eats a diet quality dense enough to meet
the needs of the neediest member, per nutrient.
53
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Methods
➢ Seasonality in food item prices.
Estimated by trigonometric regression by food item, estimated separately for each food group.
54. Aim 1: Household Nutrient Requirements
UPPER BOUNDS NEEDS = Perfect Sharing
Whole family eats a diet quality dense enough to meet
the needs of the neediest member, per nutrient.
54
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Seasonal variation in diet cost.
Seasonal gap is higher for individualized diets.
55. 7%
8%
8%
8%
11%
11%
11%
12%
15%
21%
22%
22%
23%
25%
59%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Milk
Eggs
Meat
Fish
Oils
Legumes
Other vegetable
Cereals††
Other fruit
Maize grain
Roots & tubers
Vit A rich fruits
Green leafy veg
Admarc maize
Vit A rich veg†
Seasonal Gap
Seasonal gap in food group median prices
55
Aim 2
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Conclusions
Aim 3
Seasonality varies by food group, larger for staples than
whole diets.
Notes: Red line indicates the seasonal gap for whole diets under each sharing scenario.
Heteroskedasticity robust standard errors clustered at the market level. Fixed effects trigonometric regression estimated for all items in each food group.
†† Cereals includes maize grain, Admarc maize grain, maize flour dehulled, maize flour whole grain, rice, white bread.
† The single item in this food group is pumpkin.
56. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
56
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Methods
➢ Least-cost diets meeting shared household nutrient needs
➢ Nutrient shadow prices
𝐻𝐻𝐶𝑜𝑁𝐴: 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑧𝑒 𝐶 = σ𝑖 𝑝𝑖 ∗ 𝑞𝑖
Subject to:
−(σ𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ∗ 𝑞𝑖) + 𝐻𝐻𝐿𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑗 ≤ 0, 𝑗 = 1, … , 19
σ𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑗 ∗ 𝑞𝑖 − 𝐻𝐻𝑈𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑗 ≤ 0 , 𝑗 = 1, … , 13
σ𝑖 𝑎𝑖𝑒 ∗ 𝑞𝑖 − 𝐻𝐻𝐸 = 0
𝑞1 ≥ 0, 𝑞2 ≥ 0, … 𝑞𝑖 ≥ 0, for all foods 𝑖 = 1, … 51
C = cost
e/E=energy
pi = food price for item i
qi = food quantity for item i
aij = nutrient contents for item i, nutrient j
57. Conclusions
Aim 3
Aim 2
57
Aim 1
Data &
Methods
Background
& Motivation
Specific
Aims
Methods
➢ Least-cost diets meeting shared household nutrient needs.
➢ Nutrient shadow prices
𝜆1(−
𝑖
𝑎𝑖𝑗 ∗ 𝑞𝑖) + 𝐻𝐻𝐿𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑗
𝜆2(
𝑖
𝑎𝑖𝑘 ∗ 𝑞𝑖 − 𝐻𝐻𝑈𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑗)
𝜆3(
𝑖
𝑎𝑖𝑒 ∗ 𝑞𝑖 − 𝐻𝐻𝐸)
C = cost
e/E=energy
pi = food price for item i
qi = food quantity for item i
aij = nutrient contents for item i, nutrient j