Public Health Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2012,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 49 - 57
Published: Sept. 10, 2012
Food
insecurity,
lack
of
access
to
food
due
financial
constraints,
is
highly
associated
with
poor
health
outcomes.
Households
dependent
on
social
assistance
are
at
increased
risk
experiencing
but
insecurity
has
also
been
reported
in
households
reporting
their
main
source
income
from
employment/wages
(working
households).
The
objective
the
present
study
was
examine
correlates
among
reliant
employment
income.Working
were
studied
through
analysis
Canadian
Community
Health
Survey,
2007-2008,
employing
descriptive
statistics
and
logistic
regression.
measured
using
Household
Security
Survey
Module;
all
provinces
participated.Canada.Canadian
where
derived
labour
force
participation.
Social
recipients
excluded.For
period
4%
working
insecurity.
primary
earners
less
education
lower
incomes
significantly
more
likely
experience
insecurity;
these
differences
accentuated
across
some
industry
sectors.
Residence
Quebec
protective.
Working
include
multiples
jobs
higher
job
stress.
Visible
minority
workers
comparable
levels
experienced
rates
than
European-origin
workers.Reliance
does
not
eliminate
for
a
significant
proportion
households,
disproportionately
so
racialized
workers.
Increases
work
stress
may
increase
susceptibility
outcomes
residing
Current Nutrition Reports,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
3(4), P. 324 - 332
Published: Oct. 1, 2014
Access
to
sufficient,
safe,
and
nutritious
food
not
only
affects
the
health
of
people
who
experience
insecurity,
but
also
their
ability
manage
conditions,
such
as
diabetes.
When
find
it
difficult
access
sufficient
food,
tailoring
selection
a
diabetes
regimen
is
even
more
difficult.
Food
insecurity
in
North
America
consistently
prevalent
among
households
with
person
living
diabetes,
similarly,
food-insecure
households.
Diabetes
management
can
be
stressful
due
many
required
responsibilities;
when
compounded
becomes
an
greater
challenge.
As
result,
diabetics
themselves
caught
between
competing
priorities
procuring
prescribed
medications
supplies
for
managing
other
expenses,
potentially
worsening
condition
overall
health.
Healthcare
providers
should
aware
informed
about
significant
role
that
security
play
prevention
American Journal of Public Health,
Journal Year:
2012,
Volume and Issue:
102(3), P. 520 - 526
Published: Jan. 19, 2012
We
assessed
current
levels
of
food
insecurity
among
a
large,
diverse
sample
parents
and
examined
associations
between
parental
weight
status,
eating
patterns,
the
home
environment.Project
F-EAT
(Families
Eating
Activity
Among
Teens)
environments
adolescents.
Parents
caregivers
(n
=
2095)
living
with
adolescents
from
Minneapolis-St.
Paul,
Minnesota
school
districts
completed
mailed
surveys
during
12-month
period
in
2009-2010.
performed
our
assessments
using
multivariate
regressions.Almost
39%
experienced
household
insecurity,
whereas
13%
very
low
security.
Food
was
significantly
associated
poorer
nutrition-related
variables
such
as
higher
rates
overweight
obesity,
less
healthy
foods
served
at
meals,
binge
eating.
Food-insecure
were
2
to
4
times
more
likely
report
barriers
accessing
fruits
vegetables.Food
highly
prevalent.
Environmental
interventions
are
needed
protect
vulnerable
families
against
improve
access
affordable,
foods.
Diabetes Care,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
41(6), P. 1188 - 1195
Published: March 19, 2018
OBJECTIVE
Both
food
insecurity
(limited
access
owing
to
cost)
and
living
in
areas
with
low
physical
nutritious
foods
are
public
health
concerns,
but
their
relative
contribution
diabetes
management
is
poorly
understood.
RESEARCH
DESIGN
AND
METHODS
This
was
a
prospective
cohort
study.
A
random
sample
of
patients
primary
care
network
completed
assessment
2013.
Low
at
the
census
tract
level
defined
as
no
supermarket
within
1
mile
urban
10
miles
rural
areas.
HbA1c
measurements
were
obtained
from
electronic
records
through
November
2016.
The
relationship
among
insecurity,
access,
glycemic
control
(as
by
HbA1c)
analyzed
using
hierarchical
linear
mixed
models.
RESULTS
Three
hundred
ninety-one
participants
followed
for
mean
37
months.
Twenty
percent
respondents
reported
31%
resided
an
area
access.
In
adjusted
models,
associated
higher
(difference
0.6%
[6.6
mmol/mol],
95%
CI
0.4–0.8
[4.4–8.7],
P
<
0.0001),
which
did
not
improve
over
time
(P
=
0.50).
Living
difference
0.2%
[2.2
−0.2
0.5
[−2.2
5.6],
0.33)
or
change
0.07).
CONCLUSIONS
Food
HbA1c,
not.
screening
interventions
may
help
vulnerable
patients.
Preventing Chronic Disease,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: March 6, 2014
Housing
insecurity
and
food
may
be
psychological
stressors
associated
with
insufficient
sleep.
Frequent
mental
distress
mediate
the
relationships
between
these
variables.
The
objective
of
this
study
was
to
examine
housing
insecurity,
frequent
distress,
Public Health Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
18(16), P. 2952 - 2961
Published: Jan. 7, 2015
To
assess
the
prevalence
of
household
food
insecurity
(FI)
in
France
and
to
describe
its
associations
with
socio-economic
factors,
health
behaviours,
diet
quality
cost
(estimated
using
mean
prices).Cross-sectional
nationally
representative
survey.
FI
was
assessed
an
adapted
version
US
Department
Agriculture's
Food
Insufficiency
Indicator;
dietary
intake
a
7
d
open-ended
record;
individual
demographic,
behavioural
variables
were
self-administered
questionnaires
interviews.
Individuals
experiencing
compared
food-secure
individuals,
latter
being
divided
into
four
categories
according
quartiles
their
income
per
consumption
unit
(FS1
FS4).
Differences
among
analysed
χ²
tests,
ANOVA
tests
for
trend.Individual
National
Dietary
Survey
(INCA2),
2006-2007.Adults
aged
18-79
years
(n
2624).Individuals
represented
12·2%
population.
They
on
average
younger,
more
frequently
women
single
parents
children
those
other
categories.
Their
higher
than
that
FS1
category,
but
they
reported
poorer
material
housing
conditions.
The
smoking
daily
time
spent
watching
television
also
category.
No
significant
difference
found
energy
intake,
intakes
fruits,
vegetables
fish
lower,
slightly
significantly
Daily
lower
category.France
is
not
spared
by
FI.
should
be
routinely
monitored
at
national
level
research
promoted
identify
effective
strategies
reduce
nutrition
inequalities
France.