ArticleThe American journal on addictions2021
Food insecurity risk and alcohol use disorder in US young adults: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.
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- The effect of an economic empowerment and relationship strengthening intervention on food insecurity among couples living with HIV in Malawi.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Food insecurity in New York City college students during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal analysis of predictors, correlates, and trajectories.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2026Article
- The relationship between food insecurity and tobacco or alcohol use in Great Britain: A representative population-based survey.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Addressing Chronic Steatotic Liver Disease through Community Partnerships, Integrated Behavioral Interventions, and Point-of-Care Diagnostics.Rhode Island medical journal (2013) · 2026Article
- Intersectional discrimination and alcohol problems among transfeminine people of color: The moderating role of financial instability.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Disentangling the effects of corticotrophin releasing factor and GABA release from the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis on ethanol self-administration in mice.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2025Article
- Food Insecurity Is Highly Prevalent Amongst Patients With Chronic Liver Disease in Northern England: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Unit-Based Correlates of Marginal Food Insecurity Among US Soldiers.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2024Article
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- 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
- Perceived racial discrimination and polysubstance use among racial/ethnic minority adolescents in the United States.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- Disentangling the effects of Corticotrophin Releasing Factor and GABA release from the ventral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis on ethanol self-administration in mice.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
- Latina mothers' perspectives on adverse experiences and protection of Latinx youth in an agricultural community.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThe relationship between food insecurity and alcohol use disorder remains unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the association between food insecurity risk and alcohol use disorder in a nationally representative sample of young adults.
methodsCross-sectional nationally representative data of 14,786 US young adults aged 24-32 years old from Wave IV (2008) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were analyzed to assess a single-item measure of food insecurity risk and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th Edition (DSM-5) alcohol use disorder.
resultsAmong young adults, 12% were found to be at risk for food insecurity. Young adults with food insecurity risk had greater odds of moderate (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.34, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.13-1.58) and severe (AOR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.34-2.07) threshold alcohol use disorder than food-secure young adults, adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, income, receipt of public assistance, household size, and smoking. Food insecurity risk was also associated with a 23% higher (95% CI: 11%-37%) number of problematic alcohol use behaviors (e.g., risky behaviors, continued alcohol use despite emotional or physical health problems). DISCUSSION AND
conclusionsFood insecurity risk is associated with problematic patterns of alcohol use. Health care providers should screen for food insecurity and problematic alcohol use in young adults and provide referrals for further resources and treatment when appropriate. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: This nationally representative study of US young adults is the first to find an association between food insecurity risk and alcohol use disorder using DSM-5 criteria.
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