ArticleThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2019
Food Insecurity Is Associated With Poorer Mental Health and Sleep Outcomes in Young Adults.
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- Adequate Dietary Diversity Versus Suboptimal Diet Quality: The Paradox of Food Insecurity Among International Students in Hungary.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Food Insecurity and Gastrointestinal Symptom Burden in Adults with Celiac Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Household Food Insecurity Is Associated With Higher Adiposity Over Time Among Adolescents in Louisiana.Pediatric obesity · 2026Article
- Sleep duration and food insecurity among minority urban college students: predictors of health and academic disparity.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
- A biopsychosocial & culturally-anchored suicide postvention model for the Philippines.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Black LGBTQ+ Young Adults.North Carolina medical journal · 2025Article
- Food insecurity is associated with abdominal obesity, body roundness index, mental health, mood, and sleep-related outcomes among Iranian older adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity and Mental Health: A Moderated Mediation Analysis.Canadian review of sociology = Revue canadienne de sociologie · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of the study was to determine the association between food insecurity, mental health, and sleep outcomes among young adults. Young adulthood represents an important developmental period when educational and economic transitions may increase the risk for food insecurity; however, little is known about associations between food insecurity and health outcomes in this period.
methodsCross-sectional nationally representative data of U.S. young adults aged 24-32 years from Wave IV (2008) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were analyzed in 2018. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted with food insecurity as the independent variable and self-reported mental health (depression, anxiety, and suicidality) and sleep (trouble falling and staying asleep) outcomes as the dependent variables.
resultsOf the 14,786 young adults in the sample, 11% were food insecure. Food-insecure young adults had greater odds of mental health problems including a depression diagnosis (1.67, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39-2.01), anxiety or panic disorder diagnosis (1.47, 95% CI 1.16-1.87), and suicidal ideation in the past 12 months (2.76, 95% CI 2.14-3.55). Food insecurity was also associated with poorer sleep outcomes including trouble falling (adjusted odds ratio 1.78, 95% CI 1.52-2.08) and staying (adjusted odds ratio 1.67, 95% CI 1.42-1.97) asleep.
conclusionsFood insecurity is associated with poorer mental and sleep health in young adulthood. Health care providers should screen for food insecurity in young adults and provide referrals when appropriate. Future research should test interventions to simultaneously combat food insecurity and mental health problems in young adulthood.
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