And, at a socio-economic level, lack of access and money constraints shape unhealthy habits. At the household and work level, tight schedules for food preparation determine unhealthy eating. As for the determinants of unhealthy habits, we found at the community level that families encourage unhealthy eating. By low variability we mean frequently consumed products (on most days of the week) limited to a restricted food set. Overall, we found that participants have unhealthy habits, for example: low variability in consumption patterns, regular sugar-sweetened beverages intake and insufficient fruit and vegetable intake. During analysis we applied Dahlgren and Whitehead's model of social determinants of health (SDH). Afterward, women with specific profiles were invited to in-depth interviews. Women with a child enrolled in the kindergarten were invited to focus group discussions. We conducted a purposeful sampling to include participating kindergartens in Morelos, México. Our study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the determinants of unhealthy eating by exploring the perspectives and experiences of low-income Mexican women with a young child at home. National policies to fight unhealthy eating have been implemented but they don't target social and family environment determinants. Overweight and obesity are a severe public health problem in Mexico.

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