SynthesisNutrients2020
Food Insecurity and Major Diet-Related Morbidities in Migrating Children: A Systematic Review.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- Eating disorders among international migrants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
- Dietary Intake and Nutritional Status among Refugees in Host Countries: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of the Noradrenergic System in Eating Disorders: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Pooled it
- Impact of a Culturally Adapted Intervention on Early Childhood Caries Among Immigrants-A Cluster-Randomised Trial.Community dentistry and oral epidemiology · 2026Trial
- Parents' Perception of Food Insecurity and of Its Effects on Their Children in Italy Six Months after the COVID-19 Pandemic Outbreak.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Parental Country of Birth and Socioeconomic Disadvantage in Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Evidence From the Growing Healthy Kids Study.AJPM focus · 2026Article
- Climate, migration and health: a global perspective.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- I'd rather have the girls eat first: a mixed-methods study on the nutritional health of migrant children in Chile.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Lights and Shadows of a Primary School-Based Nutrition Education Program in Italy: Insights from the LIVELY Project.Nutrients · 2025Article
- The Oral Health Disparity Among Refugee Children: A Systematic Review.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Review
- Breastfeeding Duration, Diet, and Sports Engagement in Immigrant Children: A Quantitative Study in the Lisbon Region, Portugal.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Proportion of food insecurity and its sociodemographic correlates among Spanish adolescents: the EHDLA study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Comparative Evaluation of Health Status of Syrian Refugee and Tur CCH_70042 kish Children, Alongside the Factors Influencing Sociocultural Adaptation of Syrian Children in Türkiye.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Dietary transformations and health implications in migrant populations: a global perspective.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Unravelling the potential relationship between the climate crisis and the health of migrant children in LAC: perceptions from migrant parents and healthcare professionals in Chile.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Early Interceptive Correction for Anterior Crossbite Using a Removable Appliance: A Pediatric Case Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Cardiometabolic risk profile among children with migrant parents and role of parental education: the IDEFICS/I.Family cohort.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Article
- Changing landscape of paediatric refugee health in South Western Sydney, Australia: a retrospective observational study.BMJ open · 2023Observational
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Children of migrant families are known to be at a higher risk of diet-related morbidities due to complex variables including food insecurity, cultural and religious beliefs, and sociodemographic factors like ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education. Several studies have assessed the presence of specific diseases related to dietary issues in migrant children. This systematic review aims to highlight the existing body of work on nutritional deficiencies in the specific vulnerable pediatric population of immigrants. Refugees were intentionally excluded because of fundamental differences between the two groups including the reasons for migration and health status at the time of arrival. A total of 29 papers were included and assessed for quality. Most of them described a strong correlation between obesity and migration. A high prevalence of stunting, early childhood caries, iron and vitamin D deficiency was also reported, but the studies were few and heterogeneous. Food insecurity and acculturation were found important social factors (nevertheless with inconclusive results) influencing dietary habits and contributing to the development of morbidities such as obesity and other metabolic disorders, which can cause progressive unsustainability of health systems. Public health screening for diet-related diseases in migrant children may be implemented. Educational programs to improve children's diet and promote healthy-living behaviors as a form of socioeconomic investment for the health of the new generations may also be considered.
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