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ArticleAmerican journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council2025

Interacting Water Insecurity and Food Insecurity: Recent Advances in Theory and Application.

Alexandra Brewis, Wendy Jepson, Asher Y Rosinger, Justin Stoler, Cassandra L Workman, Amber Wutich, Sera L Young

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Article in American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Characterizing Water Insecurity Among US College Students: Prevalence, Scope and Linkages With Food Insecurity.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alexandra BrewisSchool of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3769-4205
Wendy JepsonDepartment of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Asher Y RosingerDepartment of Biobehavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA.
Justin StolerDepartment of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8435-7012
Cassandra L WorkmanDepartment of Anthropology, University of North Carolina Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0021-6541
Amber WutichSchool of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Sera L YoungDepartment of Anthropology, Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1763-1218

Funding

Toxicodietary and genetic determinants of susceptibility to neurodegenerationR01ES019841 · NIEHS · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI TSHALA-KATUMBAY, DANIEL DESIRE · 2011 to 2020
$4.6M
Understanding the synergistic roles of water insecurity and food insecurity in the health of Mexican adultsR03MH133200 · NIMH · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI YOUNG, SERA LEWISE · 2023 to 2024
$160k
National Science Foundation SBE/BCS-1759972National Science Foundation SES-1462086NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES019841NIEHS NIH HHS R01ES019841NIMH NIH HHS R03 MH133200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brewis, Workman et al. (2020) provided a basis for significant subsequent advancement in understanding the interplay between household water insecurity and food insecurity across diverse global contexts. This commentary reflects on the subsequent evolution of research and its application in the 5 years since the study's initial online publication in AJHB, highlighting dynamic mechanisms that link water insecurity and food insecurity and the implications for human health. Newer studies suggest that water insecurity may drive food insecurity more significantly than vice versa, with localized case studies revealing the diversity and complexity of multi-scalar factors that contribute to these relationships. Future research priorities include more refined water insecurity measurement tools and further testing of potential mechanisms in theorized causal pathways linking water insecurity and food insecurity to each other and health outcomes.

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Food InsecurityFood SupplyWater InsecurityHumansfood insecurityhouseholdmeasurementnutritionpolicywaterwater insecurity

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PMID40325842
PMCPMC12161459

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