Planning dietary improvements without additional costs for low-income individuals in Brazil: linear programming optimization as a tool for public policy in nutrition and health

Abstract Background Meeting nutrient intake recommendations may demand substantial modifications in dietary patterns, and may increase diet cost. Incentives for modifying one’s dietary intake that disregard prices are unlikely to be effective in the general population, especially among low-income st...

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Main Authors: Eliseu Verly-Jr, Rosely Sichieri, Nicole Darmon, Matthieu Maillot, Flavia Mori Sarti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Nutrition Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-019-0466-y