Measures, Spatial Profile and Determinants of Dietary Diversity: Evidence from India

Mousumi Das

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Abstract: Food security policies in developing countries generally focus on calorie intake, which is not sufficient to tackle the triple burden of malnutrition: undernourishment, micronutrient deficiencies and over-nutrition. Consumption of a diverse diet is important to lessen the burden and is constrained by different factors. This paper using nationally representative dataset from India, analyzes the determinants of dietary diversity, which is measured using the Entropy Index. Heterogeneous dietary diversity profile across adjoining regions highlights the persistence of uneven development in terms of consumption and health indicators. Quantile regression analysis is used to identify the impact of determinants at different parts of the intake distribution.

Keywords: intake distribution; dietary diversity; entropy index; heterogeneous; development; consumption; health; regression; India; nutrition; calorie intake; food security; developing countries; malnutrition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-11
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