ArticleEating behaviors2026
Associations between food insecurity, food insufficiency, and disordered eating behaviors among U.S. adolescents.
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Disordered eating behaviors (DEBs) are common among adolescents and are associated with an increased risk for clinical eating disorders. Using 2022-2023 National Survey of Children's Health data, we examined associations between food insecurity and food insufficiency and DEBs among U.S. adolescents aged 10-17 years. We hypothesized that adolescents experiencing food insecurity and food insufficiency would have higher rates of overall DEBs, compensatory behaviors, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) behaviors, and binge eating behavior. Using modified Poisson regression models on a weighted sample (n = 42,844, representing 30,303,175 adolescents), we estimated crude and adjusted risk ratios (aRR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for overall DEBs, compensatory behaviors, ARFID behaviors, and binge eating behavior. The overall DEB prevalence was 29.7%. Compared to adolescents with food security, those with food insecurity had a 17% (aRR: 1.17; 95% CI, 1.09-1.24) increased risk of any DEB, a 12% increased risk of compensatory behaviors (aRR: 1.12; 95% CI, 1.01-1.25), an 18% increased risk of ARFID behaviors (aRR: 1.18; 95% CI: 1.09-1.28), and a 25% increased risk of binge eating behavior (aRR: 1.25; 95%CI, 1.04-1.52). Those with food insufficiency had a 19% (aRR: 1.19; 95% CIs: 1.06-1.35) increased risk of any DEB, a 24% increased risk of compensatory behaviors (aRR: 1.24; 95% CI, 1.01-1.51), a 23% increased risk of ARFID behaviors (aRR: 1.23; 95%CI: 1.07-1.42), and a 16% increased risk of binge eating behavior (aRR: 1.16; 95% CI, 0.88-1.54). These findings underscore the need for public health policies and clinical practice to prioritize food security among U.S. adolescents to reduce the risk of DEBs.
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