ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2021
Food Insecurity and Dietary Intake among College Students with Unlimited Meal Plans at a Large, Midwestern University.
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- Analysis of Food Insecurity in U.S. Colleges Using Current Assessment Tools-A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring Eating Patterns and Cooking Habits Among Emerging Adult College Students to Inform a Pilot Meal Kit Program.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- How Is U.S. Food-Insecurity Related to Dietary Quality? A Scoping Review to Inform Nutrition Security Across the Lifespan.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Understanding Food and Nutrition Insecurity Among College Students: Evidence from a Cross-Campus Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Psychometric Validation of a Standardized Instrument for Assessing Food and Nutrition Security Among College Students.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Multi-faceted nutritional science demonstrated through the prism of sugar: a scoping review on sugar intake and association with quality of life in children and adolescents.European journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Development, validation, and reliability testing of the College Perspectives around Food Insecurity survey.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and its association with sustainable dietary behaviors, sociodemographic factors, and lifestyle: a cross-sectional study in US University students.Nutrition journal · 2024Article
- Persistent and Changing Food Insecurity Among Students at a Midwestern University is Associated With Behavioral and Mental Health Outcomes.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2024Article
- Methods for Assessing Health Outcomes Associated with Food Insecurity in the United States College Student Population: A Narrative Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2024Review
- Associations between food insecurity and Sleep Duration, Quality, and Disturbance among older adults from six low- and middle-income countries.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2024Article
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- Diet quality and associated factors in Brazilian undergraduates during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- What's to Eat and Drink on Campus? Public and Planetary Health, Public Higher Education, and the Public Good.Nutrients · 2022Article
- "You Feel Out of Place": A PhotoVoice Study of the Impact of Food Insecurity on College Students.Health equity · 2022Article
- Food and Nutrition Security in Clinical Settings.Missouri medicineReview
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity, a state of not being able to consistently access nutritious food due to financial constraints, has been associated with poor dietary intake among college students. The extent to which campus food resources contribute to this association is unknown.
objectivesThis study examined the association between food insecurity and dietary intake in a sample of undergraduate students with unlimited meal plans and dining hall access at a large, public Midwestern university.
designThe study design is cross-sectional. The data used are baseline data from a broader sugar-sweetened beverage intervention study that were collected using a Qualtrics survey prior to the intervention. PARTICIPANTS/
settingThe sample consisted of 1033 undergraduate students recruited from 3 dining halls. The data were collected in November 2018.
main outcome measuresFood security was assessed using the 6-item Short Form Food Security Survey Module. Dietary intake was assessed using the National Cancer Institute 26-item Dietary Screener Questionnaire and the Beverage Intake Questionnaire-15. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Generalized linear regression models were used to examine differences in dietary intake by students' food security status, adjusting for students' sociodemographic characteristics.
resultsIn the sample, 14% of students were food-insecure. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, food-insecure students reported 9% lower intake of fruits (P = 0.02), 9% lower intake of vegetables (P < 0.001), 10% higher intake of dairy (P = 0.002), 6% higher intake of total added sugars (P = 0.01), 10% higher intake of added sugars from sugar-sweetened beverages (P = 0.01), 4% higher intake of calcium (P = 0.01), and 4% lower intake of fiber (P = 0.01) compared with food-secure students. With respect to beverage intake, food-insecure students had 56% higher intake of total sugar-sweetened beverages (P = 0.002), which was driven by 185% higher intake of energy and sports drinks (P = 0.001), and 121% higher intake of sweetened teas (P = 0.001).
conclusionsDespite having identical food resources within campus dining halls, there were significant differences in the diets of college students by food security status.
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