Socio-demographic Differential in Nutrition diet patterns in Iran 2010

Studying interplays between Socio-Demographic structures, food and nutrition has been a very essential part of demographic research. This study attempt to provide an understanding of the food consumption and nutritional patterns in Iran with respect to Socio-Demographic variables. The analyses are based on primary data from Household Earning and Income survey conducted by SCI in 2010. National Nutrition and Technology Research Institute in Iran decelerated that Food consumption pattern in Iran indicate that % 20 of people faced with the energy deficient, about 40 to 50 percent were deficient in calcium and vitamins A and B2 while about %40 of Iranian Households get over %120 required energy. During a decade (1985-1995) two types of development in urban and rural household food diet had been created. The first were changing in quantity of nitration diet and second was displacement between food baskets.
Generally speaking, results are indicate that food and nutrition diet patterns are different by household Socio-Demographic characteristics such as family and structure, type of residence, household with retiree person, household's income, head of household's education, employment status.