ArticlePublic health nutrition2023
Experiencing food insecurity in childhood: influences on eating habits and body weight in young adulthood.
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- Review of Coping Strategies to Prevent and Mitigate Food Insecurity in Households with Children.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2026Review
- From pantry to physiology: A narrative review linking food insecurity to biological dysfunction.Dialogues in health · 2026Review
- Associations between food addiction symptoms, food intake and BMI-for-age in children from a low-income region: A structural equation modeling approach.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2026Article
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- Household food insecurity and its impact on child and adolescent health outcomes in Western high-income countries: a rapid review of mechanisms and associations.Public health nutrition · 2025Review
- Childhood Food Insecurity Trajectories and Adult Weight and Self-Reported Health.American journal of preventive medicine · 2025Article
- Ultra-Processed Foods and Childhood Obesity: Current evidence and perspectives.Current nutrition reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine how food insecurity in childhood up to adolescence relates to eating habits and weight status in young adulthood.
designA longitudinal study design was used to derive trajectories of household food insecurity from age 4·5 to 13 years. Multivariable linear and logistical regression analyses were performed to model associations between being at high risk of food insecurity from age 4·5 to 13 years and both dietary and weight outcomes at age 22 years.
settingA birth cohort study conducted in the Province of Quebec, Canada.
participantsIn total, 698 young adults participating in the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development.
resultsAfter adjusting for sex, maternal education and immigrant status, household income and type of family, being at high risk (compared with low risk) of food insecurity in childhood up to adolescence was associated with consuming higher quantities of sugar-sweetened beverages (
conclusionGrowing up in families experiencing food insecurity may negatively influence eating habits and weight status later in life. Our findings reinforce the importance of public health policies and programmes tackling poverty and food insecurity, particularly for families with young children.
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