ArticleJournal of nutrition education and behavior2020
Emotional Eating Mediates the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity in Latina Women.
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- Supporting healthy weight in times of crisis: results of a one-year community health worker-led intervention among food (in)secure low-income Latinas.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The relationship between food insecurity and emotional eating during the coronavirus pandemic in northern California.Preventive medicine reports · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity and Type 2 Diabetes Among Latinos: Examining Neighborhood Cohesion as a Protective Factor.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Clinical outcomes of a large-scale, partnership-based regional food prescription program: results of a quasi-experimental study.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Obesity among Latinx people in the United States: A review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2023Review
- 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
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the mediating role of emotional eating (EE) in the association between food insecurity (FI) and obesity in Latina women.
designA secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study.
participantsWomen (n = 297) were recruited from a community health center in Lawrence, MA. VARIABLES MEASURED: The 6-item US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Scale was used to measure FI. The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire Revised 18-item, version 2 was used to measure EE. Measured height and weight were used to calculate body mass index. Covariates included: age, education, marital status, number of children in the house, physical activity, and country of birth. ANALYSIS: Multivariable logistic and linear regressions. Mediation was tested and the mediated proportion was calculated.
resultsOverall, 36.7% of women experienced FI. In adjusted regression models, FI was positively associated with obesity (odds ratio [OR] = 1.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.08-2.97; P = 0.02) and EE (β = 0.22; 95% CI, 0.001-0.44; P = 0.05), and EE was positively associated with obesity (OR = 1.82; 95% CI, 1.37-2.42; P < 0.01). When EE was included in the main effects model, FI was not significantly associated with obesity (OR = 1.64; 95% CI, 0.97-2.76; P = 0.06) and EE explained 21% of the association. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm the findings. If the findings are confirmed, future studies can explore interventions to ameliorate EE among Latina women experiencing FI, and providers can screen for EE in Latinas experiencing FI.
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