Trial reportJournal of the American Heart Association2025
Food Insecurity and Its Cardiovascular Implications in Underresourced Communities.
Trial report in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05379842 (Educational Strategy on a Vulnerable Population to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Mitigate Food Insecurity Through a Sustainable Health Literacy Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Educational Strategy on a Vulnerable Population to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Mitigate Food Insecurity Through a Sustainable Health Literacy Program
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Association of Food Insecurity and Risk of Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Large-Scale Cohorts.Nutrients · 2025Pooled it
- Health-Related Social Needs and Cardiovascular Disease.Current cardiology reports · 2026Review
- An Assessment of the Paediatric Cardiovascular Risk Profile in San Nicola da Crissa, a Village in the Calabria Region (Southern Italy): A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Sleep duration and food insecurity among minority urban college students: predictors of health and academic disparity.Frontiers in sleep · 2026Article
- Health inequity in metabolic disorders and lifestyle behaviors in under-resourced adolescents: a cross-sectional study from E-DUCASS Program.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundFood insecurity is linked to poorer cardiovascular health (CVH) outcomes, particularly in underresourced communities, where social determinants of health play a critical role. Despite the recognized connections, there remains a lack of empirical evidence delineating the implications of food insecurity on CVH. CVH, a broader concept than cardiovascular disease, encompasses the overall well-being of the cardiovascular system and is supported by favorable lifestyle choices and physiological metrics. Particularly in underresourced communities, the study of CVH could provide valuable insights for early intervention and targeted public health initiatives. This study aimed to fill this knowledge gap. METHODS AND
resultsWe conducted a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the E-DUCASS (Educational Strategy on a Vulnerable Population to Improve Cardiovascular Health and Food Insecurity) program (NCT05379842), a 24-month randomized study targeting participants at risk for food insecurity. CVH was assessed using the Life's Essential 8 score. The sample included 451 participants aged 12 to 80 years, stratified by age (30.6% children [aged 12-19 years], 35.9% young adults [aged 20-39 years], and 33.5% adults [aged 40-80 years]) and sex (42.1% men and 57.9% women). The mean CVH score was 65.1 (95% CI, 63.9-66.4), with diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, and body mass index being the lowest-scoring metrics. Food insecurity significantly influenced CVH; those participants with severe food insecurity had lower CVH scores than those without (effect size, -2.83 [95% CI, -5.10 to -0.56];
conclusionsOur findings highlight the negative association between food insecurity and CVH in underresourced Mediterranean communities. These results underscore the need for strategies aimed at reducing cardiovascular risk, potentially through health literacy programs like E-DUCASS, that focus on improving lifestyle and alleviating food insecurity. REGISTRATION: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov; Unique Identifier: NCT05379842.
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