TY - JOUR
T1 - Nutrition availability for those incarcerated in jail
T2 - Implications for mental health
AU - Mommaerts, Katherine
AU - Lopez, Nanette V.
AU - Camplain, Carolyn
AU - Keene, Chesleigh
AU - Hale, Ashley Marie
AU - Camplain, Ricky
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Emerald Publishing Limited.
PY - 2023/9/5
Y1 - 2023/9/5
N2 - Purpose: Using a seven-day cycle menu and commissary items at a rural county jail, this study aims to describe provisions of micronutrients known to be associated with mental health disorders and if they meet dietary guidelines. Design/methodology/approach: The nutritional content of a seven-day cycle menu and four available commissary food packs were evaluated using NutritionCalc® Plus software (McGraw-Hill Education version 5.0.19) and compared to Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI). Findings: Menu mean values of Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and zinc met DRI recommendations. However, Vitamin D (for men and women), magnesium (for men only) and omega-3s (for men only) did not meet the DRI recommendations. Originality/value: As deficits of Vitamin D, magnesium and omega-3s are known to exacerbate bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression, small changes to food would increase the offerings and potential intake of nutrients that may improve mental health.
AB - Purpose: Using a seven-day cycle menu and commissary items at a rural county jail, this study aims to describe provisions of micronutrients known to be associated with mental health disorders and if they meet dietary guidelines. Design/methodology/approach: The nutritional content of a seven-day cycle menu and four available commissary food packs were evaluated using NutritionCalc® Plus software (McGraw-Hill Education version 5.0.19) and compared to Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI). Findings: Menu mean values of Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Vitamin C and zinc met DRI recommendations. However, Vitamin D (for men and women), magnesium (for men only) and omega-3s (for men only) did not meet the DRI recommendations. Originality/value: As deficits of Vitamin D, magnesium and omega-3s are known to exacerbate bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression, small changes to food would increase the offerings and potential intake of nutrients that may improve mental health.
KW - Commissary
KW - Correctional health care
KW - Criminal justice system
KW - Health promotion
KW - Jail
KW - Mental health
KW - Nutrition
KW - Psychological health
KW - Psychological services
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U2 - 10.1108/IJPH-02-2022-0009
DO - 10.1108/IJPH-02-2022-0009
M3 - Article
C2 - 35916664
AN - SCOPUS:85135273574
SN - 1744-9200
VL - 19
SP - 350
EP - 362
JO - International Journal of Prisoner Health
JF - International Journal of Prisoner Health
IS - 3
ER -