ArticleNutrients2017
Food Insecurity, Poor Diet Quality, and Suboptimal Intakes of Folate and Iron Are Independently Associated with Perceived Mental Health in Canadian Adults.
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- Social Vulnerability and Prevalence and Treatment for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.JAMA psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Consensus from an expert panel on how to identify and support food insecurity during pregnancy: A modified Delphi study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Fear of COVID-19 Higher among Food-Insecure Households: A Model-Based Study, Mediated by Perceived Stress among Iranian Populations.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2022Article
- Lifestyle, Demographic and Socio-Economic Determinants of Mental Health Disorders of Employees in the European Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Lower Energy-Adjusted Nutrient Intakes Occur Among Food Energy Under-Reporters With Poor Mental Health.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Diet quality and food security amongst Indigenous children in Canada: facing the legacy of decades of dispossession and governmental neglect.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
- Feasibility of Delivering an on-Campus Food Distribution Program in a Community College Setting: A Mixed Methods Sequential Explanatory Investigation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Association between Dietary Habits, Substance Use, and Mental Distress among Adults in Southern Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study among 28,047 Adults from the General Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo address nutrition-related population mental health data gaps, we examined relationships among food insecurity, diet quality, and perceived mental health.
methodsStratified and logistic regression analyses of respondents aged 19-70 years from the Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2 were conducted (
resultsIn this sample, 6.9% were food insecure and 4.5% reported poor mental health. Stratified analysis of food security and mental health status by age/gender found associations for poor diet quality, protein, fat, fibre, and several micronutrients (
conclusionsPopulation approaches that improve food security and intakes of high quality diets may protect people from poor mental health.
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