ArticlePediatrics2020
Household Food Security and Infant Adiposity.
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- Associations of Newborn Social Risk Factors With High Infant Weight-for-Length at Age 6 Months: Observational Clinical Cohort.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2026Observational
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- Household food insecurity, nutrient intakes and BMI in New Zealand infants.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Cyclic Formula Feeding Among Infants Participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Article
- Breastfeeding duration and associations with prevention of accelerated growth among infants from low-income, racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Three Lessons About Diabetes and the Social Determinants of Health.Diabetes care · 2023Article
- The Infant Diet Quality Index Predicts Dietary and Adiposity Outcomes in US Children 2 to 4 years old.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Longitudinal Associations Among Food Insecurity During Pregnancy, Parental Mental Health Symptoms, Controlling Feeding Styles, and Infant Food Responsiveness.The Journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- A mixed-method systematic review and meta-analysis of the influences of food environments and food insecurity on obesity in high-income countries.Food science & nutrition · 2022Article
- Household food insecurity and its association with overweight and obesity in children aged 2 to 14 years.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Pregnant and hungry: addressing food insecurity in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2021Review
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Abstract
objectivesFood insecurity has been associated with obesity, but previous studies are inconsistent and few included infants. We examined associations between household food security and infant adiposity and assessed the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as effect modifiers. We hypothesized that infants from food-insecure households would have greater adiposity, with attenuation by WIC and SNAP.
methodsWe repeatedly measured 666 infants from the southeastern United States in 2013-2017. We categorized households as high, marginal, low, or very low using the US Household Food Security Survey Module. Outcomes were BMI
resultsOf infants, 68.6% were Black and 60.5% had household incomes <$20 000. Interactions between food security and WIC and/or SNAP were not significant. Compared with infants from high food security households, infants from very low food security households had higher BMI
conclusionsIn larger and longer studies, researchers should examine food security and adiposity in young children.
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