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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2003 49(1):24-27; doi:10.1093/tropej/49.1.24
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Seasonal Dietary Stress in Peruvian Children

Margaret A. Graham1

1 Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Santa Clara University, CA 95053, USA

This article examines the seasonal variation in energy intake among young children in a farming community in southern Peru. Caloric intakes among young children fall to their lowest annual level during the post-harvest season even though food and cash resources are at their highest levels. Among toddlers (1–3 years) the decline is statistically significant (p = 0.006). Their energy intake meets only 65.6 per cent of their predicted requirement during the post-harvest season. In contrast to the literature, dietary stress for young children is not greatest in the pre-harvest season. Also, household food availability does not accurately indicate dietary risk among young children in this community.


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