P52 How Poor are Foodbank Recipients’ Diets? – A Cross-sectional Study of Nutrient Intake

Background

Household food insecurity in contemporary Britain is apparently rampant as manifested by the escalation in numbers of people seeking emergency food aid through food banks. North American Studies indicate a reliance on palatable, energy-dense foods among food pantry users. We are not aware of studies that have scrutinised the energy or nutritional quality of the background diet of British food bank recipients. The aim of this...