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BACA DEL MORAL, Julio et al. Prospera and the food security of rural families in the center of Veracruz. Rev. Mex. Cienc. Agríc [online]. 2021, vol.12, n.1, pp.11-22.  Epub 21-Fev-2022. ISSN 2007-0934.  https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v12i1.2279.

The objective of this study was to analyze the socioeconomic and nutritional characteristics of beneficiary families of the Prospera program in comparison with non-beneficiary families, to identify differences in the nutritional approach. A sample of 34 women from beneficiary families and 37 non-beneficiaries of the Prospera program was used in four communities of two municipalities in the center of Veracruz, Mexico. The results show significant differences (p< 0.05) in socioeconomic variables such as age, education, number of family members and sources of income. In the variables related to food, there are differences in the consumption of vegetables per week (p< 0.05); however, there are no differences (p< 0.05) in the number of meals per day, neither in the place of purchase of the food, and the consumption of food groups. It is concluded that the food groups they consume and their periodicity are similar in the two types of families analyzed. Average food consumption is less than 50% and the products that families in both groups consume the least are cereals, meats and legumes.

Palavras-chave : food diversity; social policy; women.