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We are how much we Eat: Nutrient-Specific Versus Calorie-Based Adult-Equivalent Scales

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  • Mohammad Ali
  • Kira M Villa

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The accurate conversion of household-level food availability into individual-level nutrient availability depends on which adult-equivalent scale is employed. The purpose of this paper is to come up with a set of adult-equivalent scales based on the specific daily intake requirement for macro- and micronutrients. Using t-tests on household-level data from Nepal, we also attempt to find whether on average there are differences between the individual-level nutrient availability estimates when they are calculated through nutrient-specific versus calorie-based, per capita, or Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) adult-equivalent scales. The results suggest that on average there are significant differences between the individual-level nutrient availability estimates depending on which adult-equivalent scale is used. Finally, we find that nutrient-income elasticities calculated through different adult-equivalent scales are statistically different from each other. Thus, the nutrient-specific adult-equivalent scales derived in this paper have the potential to reduce measurement error in future studies.

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  • Mohammad Ali & Kira M Villa, 2022. "We are how much we Eat: Nutrient-Specific Versus Calorie-Based Adult-Equivalent Scales," Agriculture and Food Sciences Research, Asian Online Journal Publishing Group, vol. 9(1), pages 32-38.
    • Handle: RePEc:aoj:agafsr:v:9:y:2022:i:1:p:32-38:id:3862
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    1. Ali, Mohammad & Joshi, Janak & Zhang, Bo, 2022. "Self-Reported Health and Nutrient Availability: Do Perceptions Matter?," International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics (IJFAEC), Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Department of Economics and Finance, vol. 10(4), October.

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