ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2019
Household Food Insecurity is Associated with Higher Adiposity among US Schoolchildren Ages 10-15 Years: The Healthy Communities Study.
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- Interactive association of chronic illness and food insecurity with emergency department utilization among school-age children in the United States: A cross-sectional study.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Household food insecurity and its association with overweight and obesity in children aged 2 to 14 years.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Food Security of Temporary Foreign Farm Workers under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Canada and the United States: A Scoping Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
- Household food insecurity and children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour in the United States: the Healthy Communities Study.Public health nutrition · 2022Observational
- Obesity and Hunger Threaten the Foundations of Child Health.Academic pediatrics · 2021Article
- Pediatric Adapted Liking Survey (PALS) with Tailored Nutrition Education Messages: Application to a Middle School Setting.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Folate and Cobalamin Serum Levels in Healthy Children and Adolescents and Their Association with Age, Sex, BMI and Socioeconomic Status.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Online Behavioral Screener with Tailored Obesity Prevention Messages: Application to a Pediatric Clinical Setting.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Perspective: Childhood Obesity Requires New Strategies for Prevention.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2020Article
- The Relationship between Food Insecurity and Risk of Overweight or Obesity in under 18 Years Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of preventive medicine · 2020Review
- Adolescent Obesity: Diet Quality, Psychosocial Health, and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors.Nutrients · 2019Review
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backgroundLimited research exists on the relationship between food insecurity and children's adiposity and diet and how it varies by demographic characteristics in the United States.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to assess the relationship between household food insecurity and child adiposity-related outcomes, measured as BMI (kg/m2) z score (BMI-z), weight status, and waist circumference, and diet outcomes, and examined if the associations differ by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.
methodsData collected in 2013-2015 from 5138 US schoolchildren ages 4-15 y from 130 communities in the cross-sectional Healthy Communities Study were analyzed. Household food insecurity was self-reported using a validated 2-item screener. Dietary intake was assessed using the 26-item National Cancer Institute's Dietary Screener Questionnaire, and dietary behaviors were assessed using a household survey. Data were analyzed using multilevel statistical models, including tests for interaction by age, sex, and race/ethnicity.
resultsChildren from food-insecure households had higher BMI-z (β: 0.14; 95% CI: 0.06, 0.21), waist circumference (β: 0.91 cm; 95% CI: 0.18, 1.63), odds of being overweight or obese (OR: 1.17; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.34), consumed more sugar from sugar-sweetened beverages (β: 1.44 g/d; 95% CI: 0.35, 2.54), and less frequently ate breakfast (β: -0.28 d/wk; 95% CI: -0.39, -0.17) and dinner with family (β: -0.22 d/wk; 95% CI: -0.37, -0.06) compared to children from food-secure households. When examined by age groups (4-9 and 10-15 y), significant relationships were observed only for older children. There were no significant interactions by sex or race/ethnicity.
conclusionsHousehold food insecurity was associated with higher child adiposity-related outcomes and several nutrition behaviors, particularly among older children, 10-15 y old.
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