Nutrition in Haiti: Evidence from the Haiti Household Expenditure and Consumption Survey
基于1986-87年海地全国家庭调查数据，分析食物能量和蛋白质的来源及膳食充足性，发现近半数家庭成员能量摄入不足推荐量的75%，农村和北部地区营养问题最严重。
The conditions of widespread hunger and continuing food deficits dominate Haiti's food and agricultural situation. A 1986-87 nationwide survey of household expenditure and food consumption provides new evidence on food sources of energy and protein, and the adequacy of diets in Haiti. The survey data document the importance of cereals and vegetables in supplying food energy and protein. Starchy roots were relatively more important to energy intake in rural areas than urban areas. Rice, bread, oil, and green and dried peas were important food items in contributing to food energy and protein (except for oil). Nearly 50 percent of household members had less than 75 percent of recommended levels of food energy intake; 36 percent had less than 75 percent of the recommended dietary allowance for protein. The most severe nutritional problems appear in rural areas and in the northern region.