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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025

Association between food security status and dietary patterns in a cohort of first-time food-aid users.

Emma Teasdale, Geneviève Mercille, Federico Roncarolo, Mylène Riva, Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, Rosanne Blanchet, Louise Potvin

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Beyond hunger: The health costs of Canada's charitable food model.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025
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  2. Response to: Beyond hunger: The health costs of Canada's charitable food model.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025
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Emma TeasdaleDepartment of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Geneviève MercilleDepartment of Nutrition, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Federico RoncaroloCentre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal et CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada. Federico.roncarolo@umontreal.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-3938-9178
Mylène RivaCanada Research Chair in Housing, Community and Health and Department of Geography, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Marie-Pierre SylvestreÉcole de Santé Publique, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Rosanne BlanchetCentre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal et CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Louise PotvinCentre de Recherche en Santé Publique (CReSP), Université de Montréal et CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Funding

CIHR PJT 155936
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the associations between food security status and dietary patterns among first-time food-aid users.

methodsFrom September 2018 to January 2020, a sample of 1001 newly registered food-aid users from 106 community-based food donation organizations were recruited across urban, rural, and peri-urban areas in four administrative regions of the province of Quebec, Canada. The Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) and the Short Diet Questionnaire (SDQ) were used to assess food security status and food intake, respectively. A posteriori dietary patterns were identified through principal component analysis. Regression analyses were performed on 987 participants with complete data to quantify the association between food security status and dietary patterns.

resultsThree main dietary patterns were identified: prudent (intake of fruits and fruit juice, plant-based beverages and legumes, green salad, carrots, other vegetables, whole grains, and fish), western (intake of poultry, red meat, potatoes and fried potatoes, rice, and pasta and refined grains), and snack foods (intake of salty snacks, cheese, butter and margarine, sweets, condiments, sweet beverages, and processed meat). Food insecurity was negatively associated with the prudent dietary pattern and positively associated with the snack food dietary pattern.

conclusionThis study highlights the complexity of dietary patterns in a vulnerable population of first-time food-aid users, especially among those who are severely food insecure.

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DietFeeding BehaviorFood AssistanceFood SecurityAdultCohort StudiesDiet SurveysFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuebecSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultDietary patternsFood aidFood assistanceFood insecurityHealth disparities

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PMCPMC11870709

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