The Impact of Fruit Producer Prices on Nutrient Availability in North America
An Analysis of Calcium, Iron, Vitamin C, and Vitamin A Paper
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Environmental Science, Nutrition, economicsAbstract
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This research paper investigates the impact of producer prices for fruit on the availability of key nutrients—Calcium, Iron, Vitamin C, and Vitamin A—in North American countries, specifically The United States of America, Canada, and Mexico. The growing concern over the prevalence of nutrition deficits and the economic constraints to healthy eating means the economic determinants of nutrient availability need to be well researched. This paper uses both correlation analysis and linear regression to assess the relationship between producer prices and nutrient availability. Our findings indicate that the producer prices seem to have different impacts on nutrient availability among various countries and the nutrients involved.
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