ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Association between food insecurity and emotional eating in Latinos and the mediating role of perceived stress.
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- Stress-Induced Eating Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in the United States: a Systematic Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Pooled it
- Food Security and Cardio-Metabolic Risk in Individuals with Metabolic Syndrome.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Trial
- Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Household Food Insecurity in Guamote Canton, Ecuador.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Food is medicine intervention shows promise for engaging patients attending a safety-net hospital in the Southeast United States.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Individual Nutrition Is Associated with Altered Gut Microbiome Composition for Adults with Food Insecurity.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Mental Health and Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current obesity reports · 2022Review
- Food insecurity is associated with higher food responsiveness in low-income children: The moderating role of parent stress and family functioning.Pediatric obesity · 2022Article
- Structural Barriers Influencing Food Insecurity, Malnutrition, and Health Among Latinas During and After COVID-19: Considerations and Recommendations.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2021Article
- Associations Between Perceived Stress and Dietary Intake in Adults in Puerto Rico.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2021Article
- Higher Parity, Pre-Pregnancy BMI and Rate of Gestational Weight Gain Are Associated with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Food Insecure Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Emotional Eating Mediates the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity in Latina Women.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the association between food insecurity and emotional eating (EE) in US Latinxs and explore the mediating role of perceived stress.
designCross-sectional analysis. Food insecurity was measured with the six-item US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Scale; EE with the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire R18-V2; and perceived stress with Cohen's Perceived Stress Scale-10. Covariates included age, sex, education, marital status, household size and country of birth. Mediation was tested using the Baron and Kenny method and the mediated proportion was calculated. Analyses included multivariable linear regression and multinomial logistic regression.
settingA largely Latinx city in Massachusetts, USA. Participants were recruited from a community health centre serving a large portion of this Latinx community.
participantsLatinx individuals (n 580), aged 21-84 years.
resultsOverall, 34·4 % were food insecure and 33·8 % experienced High EE. Food insecurity was associated (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) with higher odds of High EE (1·96; 1·28, 3·02) but not Low EE (1·27; 0·82, 1·99). Food insecurity was associated (β; 95 % CI) with higher perceived stress (5·69; 4·20, 7·19). Perceived stress was associated (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) with High EE (1·09; 1·06, 1·12) but not Low EE (1·00; CI 0·97, 1·02). When perceived stress was added in the main effects model, food insecurity was no longer associated (OR; 95 % CI) with High EE (1·31; 0·83, 2·07) and explained 69·9 % of the association between food insecurity and High EE.
conclusionsThe association between food insecurity and high EE among Latinxs may be largely mediated by perceived stress. Longitudinal studies are needed.
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