Demanda por nutrientes nas principais regiões metropolitanas do Brasil no período de 1995-2003

Authors

  • Cristiana Tristão Rodrigues Universidade Federal de Viçosa
  • Alexandre Bragança Coelho Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Departamento de Economia Rural
  • Marcelo José Braga Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Departamento de Economia Rural
  • Adriano Provezano Gomes Universidade Federal de Viçosa; Departamento de Economia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-80502012000100001

Keywords:

Household Budget Surveys, Almost Ideal Demand System, Nutrients demand

Abstract

This study investigates the pattern of nutrient intake for Brazilians in the 1995 to 2003 period. For this purpose, the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) was used. Results showed that the population nutrient demand is not too sensitive to prices and families tend to demand relatively more fat, cholesterol and carbohydrates than vitamins and minerals. Besides, the impacts of expenditure increases on nutrients consumption of are not very high. One important conclusion is that consumers will not necessarily consume more nutritious products when food patterns change, which may result in the deterioration of nutrients intake.

Downloads

Downloads

Published

2012-03-01

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Papers

How to Cite

Rodrigues, C. T., Coelho, A. B., Braga, M. J., & Gomes, A. P. (2012). Demanda por nutrientes nas principais regiões metropolitanas do Brasil no período de 1995-2003. Economia Aplicada, 16(1), 5-30. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-80502012000100001