ArticleBMC public health2022
Household food insecurity and its association with overweight and obesity in children aged 2 to 14 years.
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- Global, regional and national intake of plant-based foods among youth in 185 countries (1990-2018): findings from the Global Dietary Database.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Household Food Insecurity Risk and Weight Status Outcomes in Early Childhood: A Public Health Perspective.Nutrients · 2026Article
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- Perceptions of GLP-1 RA Use for Children With Obesity Among Caregivers With Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Health status follow-up of migrant children after arrival in France: A multicenter study in hospital outpatient clinics in the Paris region.Journal of migration and health · 2026Article
- Assessing knowledge and attitudes toward childhood obesity among Syrian refugees in Al Za'atari refugee camp: a quantitative approach.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Household food insecurity, dietary intake, and weight status among children in Madrid, Spain: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Maternal Western-style diet has a persistent effect on offspring gene expression in skeletal muscle of Japanese macaques.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- The Role of Food Consumption in the Global Syndemic: A Scoping Review and Conceptual Model.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Acceptability and satisfaction of a mindfulness-based healthy eating and stress management program targeting economically marginalized families in a pilot trial.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- Maternal nutrition literacy and childhood obesity in food-insecure and secure households.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association of household food insecurity with diet quality in a nationally representative sample of United States toddlers: a cross-sectional study.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
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- A structural equation modeling approach to examine determinants of nutritional status in Palestinian children 6-59 months.PloS one · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe objective was to estimate the prevalence of household food insecurity (HFI) depending on sociodemographic factors and its association with lifestyle habits and childhood overweight and obesity.
methodsData was collected from 1,938 children aged 2 to 14 years who participated in the "Study about Malnutrition" of the Community of Madrid. Weight and height were obtained through physical examination. Body mass index was calculated as weight/height
resultsThe overall prevalence of HFI was 7.7% (95% CI: 6.6‒9.0), with lower values in children 2 to 4 years old (5.7%, 95% CI: 4.0‒8.1) and significantly higher values in households with low family purchasing power [37.3%; OR: 8.99 (95% CI: 5.5‒14.6)]. A higher prevalence of overweight (33.1%) and obesity (28.4%) was observed in children from families with HFI, who presented a lower quality diet and longer screen time compared to those from food-secure households (21.0% and 11.5%, respectively). The RRR of children in families with HFI relative to those from food-secure households was 2.41 (95% CI: 1.5‒4.0) for overweight and 1.99 (95% CI: 1.2‒3.4) for obesity.
conclusionThe prevalence of HFI was high in the paediatric population, especially in households with low family purchasing power. HFI was associated with lower diet quality and higher prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity. Our results suggest the need for paediatric services to detect at-risk households at an early stage to avoid this dual burden of child malnutrition.
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