Promoting Food Security for All Children

PEDIATRICS, Journal Year: 2015, Volume and Issue: 136(5), P. e1431 - e1438

Published: Oct. 23, 2015

This Policy Statement was reaffirmed March 2021. Sixteen million US children (21%) live in households without consistent access to adequate food. After multiple risk factors are considered, who that food insecure, even at the lowest levels, likely be sick more often, recover from illness slowly, and hospitalized frequently. Lack of healthy can impair a child’s ability concentrate perform well school is linked higher levels behavioral emotional problems preschool through adolescence. Food insecurity affect any community, not only traditionally underserved ones. Pediatricians play central role screening identifying for connecting families with needed community resources. should also advocate federal local policies support an active life all their families.

Language: Английский

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The Struggle Is Real: A Systematic Review of Food Insecurity on Postsecondary Education Campuses

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 117(11), P. 1767 - 1791

Published: July 26, 2017

Language: Английский

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Food Security and the 2015–2030 Sustainable Development Goals: From Human to Planetary Health

Current Developments in Nutrition, Journal Year: 2017, Volume and Issue: 1(7), P. e000513 - e000513

Published: June 21, 2017

Food security exists when "all people, at all times have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe nutritious food that meets their dietary needs preferences for an active healthy life" (http://www.fao.org/wfs/index_en.htm). Close 800 million individuals do not enough food, >2 billion experience key micronutrient deficiencies, ∼60% of in low-income countries are insecure. insecurity negatively affects human physical, social, emotional, cognitive development throughout the life course is a major social environmental disruptor with serious repercussions planetary health (i.e., civilization state natural systems on which it depends). related United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Improved governance based sound, equitable, sustainable benefit from modern information equitable agricultural technologies essential meet SDGs.

Language: Английский

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Food insecurity as a driver of obesity in humans: The insurance hypothesis

Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Journal Year: 2016, Volume and Issue: 40

Published: July 28, 2016

Abstract Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors the human population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate explanation, insurance hypothesis (IH). The IH rooted adaptive evolutionary thinking: function storing fat to provide a buffer against shortfall food supply. Thus, individuals should store when they receive cues that access uncertain. Applied humans, this implies an important proximate driver be insecurity rather abundance per se. We integrate several distinct lines theory evidence bear on hypothesis. present theoretical model shows it optimal uncertain, review experimental literature from non-human animals showing reserves increase restricted. meta-analysis 125 epidemiological studies association between perceived high body weight humans. There robust positive association, but restricted adult women high-income countries. explore could light our model. conclude although alone cannot explain distribution population, may represent very component pluralistic explanation. also discuss insights offer into developmental origins obesity, dieting-induced gain, anorexia nervosa.

Language: Английский

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The Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Dietary Patterns, and Obesity

Current Nutrition Reports, Journal Year: 2016, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 54 - 60

Published: Jan. 25, 2016

Language: Английский

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Food insecurity, psychosocial health and academic performance among college and university students in Georgia, USA

Public Health Nutrition, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 476 - 485

Published: Feb. 6, 2019

Abstract Objective To examine whether psychosocial health mediates the association between food insecurity and grade point average (GPA) among college university students. Design Data for present study are from a longitudinal cohort study. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test proposed mediation hypothesis. Food measured using US Department of Agriculture’s Six-Item Short Form. Psychosocial operationalized as latent factor with three indicators: depression, anxiety hope. Validated scales were measure each indicator. GPA self-reported. Setting Seven colleges universities in Georgia, USA. Participants Students aged 18–25 years recruited via email surveyed every four months over two-year period (analytic n 2377). Results Approximately 29 % students insecure. In final SEM, associated (standardized β , se ) poorer (0·22, 0·03, P <0·0001) lower (−0·21, <0·0001). The indirect effect security status on GPA, mediated by health, significant (−0·05, 0·01, accounted 73 total effect. After accounting direct not (−0·02, 0·02, =0·43). Conclusions may be an important mechanism through which affects academic performance Multicomponent interventions that address immediate needs well co-occurring mental concerns needed ensure student success.

Language: Английский

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Links of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program With Food Insecurity, Poverty, and Health: Evidence and Potential

American Journal of Public Health, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 109(12), P. 1636 - 1640

Published: Nov. 6, 2019

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a highly effective program, vital to our nation's health and well-being. SNAP's entitlement funding structure allows it provide benefits anyone who meets the program's eligibility requirements, this also enables SNAP respond quickly when need increases. Research shows that reduces poverty for millions, improves food security, linked with improved health.Despite successes, there room build on its considerable accomplishments. Evidence suggests current benefit levels are not adequate many households. Some vulnerable groups have limited eligibility, some eligible individuals face barriers participation.Policymakers should address these shortcomings by increasing expanding underserved groups. federal government states continue improving policies procedures improve access individuals.

Language: Английский

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Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Predictors of Food Insecurity in Australia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nutrients, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 12(9), P. 2682 - 2682

Published: Sept. 2, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated economic vulnerabilities and disrupted the Australian food supply, with potential implications for insecurity. This study aims to describe prevalence socio-demographic associations of insecurity in Tasmania, Australia, during pandemic. A cross-sectional survey (deployed late May early June 2020) incorporated U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form, fifteen demographic COVID-related income questions. data (n = 1170) were analyzed using univariate multivariate binary logistic regression. was 26%. adjusted odds higher among respondents a disability, from rural area, living dependents. Increasing age, university education, above $80,000/year protective against more than doubled loss household 25% (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR): 2.02; 95% CI: 1.11, 3.71; p 0.022), further increased 75% (AOR: 7.14; 2.01, 24.83; 0.002). Our results suggest that may have pandemic, particularly economically vulnerable households people who lost income. Policies support disadvantaged ensure adequate employment opportunities are important Australians throughout post

Language: Английский

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Food Insecurity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Current Atherosclerosis Reports, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 23(6)

Published: March 27, 2021

Language: Английский

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Assessing and Monitoring Nutrition Security to Promote Healthy Dietary Intake and Outcomes in the United States

Annual Review of Nutrition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 43(1), P. 409 - 429

Published: May 31, 2023

The US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service leads the federal government in data development and research on food security households. Nutrition is an emerging concept that, although closely related, distinct from security. No standard conceptualization or measure nutrition currently exists. We review existing how it informed by more robust literature diet quality. Based this review, we propose a conceptual framework for understanding its relationship to identify two constructs (healthy diets nutritional status) multiple subconstructs that form basis proposed corresponding are intended provide (

Language: Английский

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