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Valenzuela-Guzmán DM, Esparza-Romero J. Relationship between food insecurity and malnutrition in schoolchildren from low- and middle-income countries - A systematic review. NUTR HOSP 2024; 41:897-905. [PMID: 38666331 DOI: 10.20960/nh.04847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2024] Open
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Introduction The objective of this review is to study the relationship between food insecurity (FI) and malnutrition in schoolchildren from low-and middle-income countries (LMIC). The review was conducted using the databases PubMed, MEDLINE, CENTRAL, LILACS and SCiELO during the months of March to April 2022 without language or publication date restrictions. The search strategy consisted of combinations of text words and controlled vocabulary (MeSH terms and DeCS) related to "schoolchildren", "low- and middle-income countries" and "food insecurity". Fifteen studies were included in this review. Studies assessing FI and undernutrition in LMIC schoolchildren have indicated that FI is associated with lower height-for-age and higher prevalence of undernutrition overall. Only two studies identified a positive risk association between FI and overweight and obesity, the remaining studies suggested that schoolchildren with FI have a lower risk of overweight and obesity than those without FI. The review suggests a link between FI and undernutrition in schoolchildren from LMIC, with controversial results on overweight and obesity. Comprehensive public health policies should consider contextual and population-specific factors in addressing FI's impact on nutritional status.
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Julceus EF, Frongillo EA, Mendoza JA, Sauder KA, Malik FS, Jensen ET, Dolan LM, Bellatorre A, Dabelea D, Reboussin BA, Reynolds K, Pihoker C, Liese AD. Self-Reported Food Security in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Association with Hemoglobin A 1c and Mental Health Symptoms Independent of Household Food Security. J Nutr 2024; 154:543-553. [PMID: 38072157 PMCID: PMC10900134 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2023.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Typically, child exposure to food insecurity is assessed by caregiver reports of household food security. Child report has the potential for greater accuracy because it pertains only to the child whose experiences may differ from caregiver reports. OBJECTIVE We assessed if adolescent-reported food insecurity was associated with levels of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), acute diabetes-related complications, depressive symptoms, and disordered eating behaviors in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, independently from household food security. METHODS In a cross-sectional analysis of the multicenter SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Cohort Study (phase 4, 2016-2019) including 601 adolescents aged 10-17 y with type 1 diabetes and their caregivers, household food security, and adolescent-reported food security were assessed using the 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module and the 6-item Child Food Security Assessment questionnaire. Age-stratified (10-13 and 14-17) regression models were performed to estimate independent associations, adjusting for sociodemographics, clinical factors, and household food security. RESULTS Food insecurity was reported by 13.1% (n = 79) of adolescents and 15.6% (n = 94) of caregivers. Among adolescent-caregiver dyads, 82.5% (n = 496) of reports were concordant and 17.5% (n = 105) discordant, Cohen's κ= 0.3. Adolescent-reported food insecurity was not independently associated with HbA1c, diabetic ketoacidosis, and severe hypoglycemia, including in age-stratified analyses. Adolescent-reported food insecurity was independently associated with elevated odds of depressive symptoms [odds ratio (OR): 3.6; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.3, 10.3] and disordered eating behaviors (OR: 2.5, 95% CI: 1.4, 4.6) compared with adolescents reporting food security; these associations remained in both age groups for disordered eating behaviors and in the older group for depressive symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents with type 1 diabetes may experience food insecurity differently than caregivers. Adolescent-reported food insecurity was independently associated with depressive symptoms and disordered eating behaviors and thus may be an important attribute to assess in addition to household food security in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.
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- Emmanuel F Julceus
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Washington, and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD Center), Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD Center), Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Lifecourse Epidemiology of Adiposity and Diabetes (LEAD Center), Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, United States
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- Department of Research & Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, and Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States.
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Whaley SE, Anderson CE, Tsai MM, Yepez CE, Ritchie LD, Au LE. Increased WIC Benefits for Fruits and Vegetables Increases Food Security and Satisfaction Among California Households with Young Children. J Acad Nutr Diet 2023; 123:1440-1448.e1. [PMID: 37209964 DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2023.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a critical source of nutrition support for young children in low-income families, providing access to healthy foods and a cash value benefit (CVB) for the purchase of fruits and vegetables (FV). In 2021, the WIC CVB increased substantially for women and children aged 1 to 5 years. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether or not the increased WIC CVB for purchasing FV was associated with greater redemption of the FV benefit, satisfaction, household food security, and child FV intake. DESIGN Longitudinal study of WIC participants receiving WIC benefits from May 2021 through May 2022. Through May 2021, the WIC CVB for children aged 1 to 4 years was $9/month. The value increased to $35/month from June through September 2021, and changed to $24/month starting October 2021. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING WIC participants from seven WIC sites in California with one or more child aged 1 to 4 years during May 2021 and one or more follow-up surveys during September 2021 or May 2022 (N = 1,770). MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES CVB redemption (in US dollars), satisfaction with the amount (prevalence), household food security (prevalence), and child FV intake (cups per day). STATISTICAL ANALYSES Associations of increased CVB issuance following the June 2021 CVB augmentation with child FV intake and CVB redemption were assessed using mixed effects regression, and associations with satisfaction and household food security were assessed using modified Poisson regression. RESULTS The increased CVB was associated with significantly greater redemption and satisfaction. At the second follow-up (May 2022), household food security increased by 10% (95% CI 7% to 12%); total FV intake decreased by 0.03 c/day (95% CI -0.06 to -0.01) in the overall sample, but increased by 0.23 c/day (95% CI 0.17 to 0.29) among children with the lowest baseline FV intake. CONCLUSIONS This study documented benefits of augmentation to the CVB for children. WIC policy augmenting the value of WIC food packages to increase access to FV had the intended effects, lending support to making the increased FV benefit permanent.
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- Shannon E Whaley
- Division of Research and Evaluation, Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program, a Program of Heluna Health, Irwindale, California.
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- Division of Research and Evaluation, Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program, a Program of Heluna Health, Irwindale, California
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- Nutrition Policy Institute, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Oakland, California
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- Division of Research and Evaluation, Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program, a Program of Heluna Health, Irwindale, California
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- Nutrition Policy Institute, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Oakland, California
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- Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis, Davis, California
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Jennings T, Bukari N, Hendrickson M, Plourde H, Frasier B. An Evaluation of an Expanded Nutrition and Culinary Education After-School Program for 4th and 5th Graders in Five Diverse Urban Neighborhoods. JOURNAL OF HUNGER & ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITION 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2022.2052781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Thomas Jennings
- School of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- School of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Boîte À Lunch at the Dépôt Community Food Centre and Carrefour Alimentaire Centre Sud, Montréal, QC, Canada
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Shroba J, Das R, Bilaver L, Vincent E, Brown E, Polk B, Ramos A, Russell AF, Bird JA, Ciaccio CE, Lanser BJ, Mudd K, Sood A, Vickery BP, Gupta R. Food Insecurity in the Food Allergic Population: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. IN PRACTICE 2022; 10:81-90. [PMID: 34862158 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2021.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Food allergies affect 32 million Americans. Restricted diets due to food allergies can be difficult to maintain especially when the household is food insecure. Food insecurity is defined as the inability to acquire food for household members due to insufficient money or resources for food. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to face food insecurity for the first time with Latinx, Native American, and Black communities disproportionately affected. Because of the increase in food insecurity, this work group developed a survey regarding food insecurity screening. This survey was sent out to a random sample of American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology members to assess food insecurity knowledge and practices. The majority of survey participants did not routinely screen their patients for food insecurity. The biggest barrier identified to screening was lack of knowledge of how to perform a screen and resources available when a patient screened positive. This work group report provides guidance on how to implement and perform a food insecurity screen, including federal resources and assistance programs.
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- Jodi Shroba
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Mo.
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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- Division of Allergy, Imunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, Mo
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC
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- Spring Arbor University School of Nursing and Health Sciences Spring Arbor, Mich
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- Southwestern Medical Center, University of Texas, Dallas, Texas
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- National Jewish Health Division of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Denver, Colo
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Md
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- Arkansas Children's Hospital, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark
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- Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill
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Masler IV, Palakshappa D, Skinner AC, Skelton JA, Brown CL. Food insecurity is associated with increased weight loss attempts in children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes 2021; 16:e12691. [PMID: 32558334 PMCID: PMC8396069 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Household food insecurity (HFI) has been associated with adverse childhood outcomes and shares many common risk factors with obesity. Half of adolescents with overweight or obesity are actively attempting to lose weight. We aim to evaluate whether HFI is associated with weight loss attempts and unhealthy weight loss control practices in children. We examined cross-sectional data of children ages 8 to 15 years old from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Attempted weight loss was more common among children with very low food security (OR 1.50, 95% CI 1.09, 2.07). Children with a healthy weight with very low food security had increased odds of attempting weight loss (OR 1.51, 95% CI 1.00, 2.26) but there was no association in children with overweight or obesity. Very low food security was also associated with unhealthy weight control practices (OR: 1.42, 95% CI: 1.04, 1.93). Physicians should counsel all children and adolescents on healthy and unhealthy weight loss behaviours, regardless of weight or food security status.
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- Isabella V. Masler
- Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC;,Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC.,Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC;,Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC;,Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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Child-Report of Food Insecurity Is Associated with Diet Quality in Children. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11071574. [PMID: 31336880 PMCID: PMC6683069 DOI: 10.3390/nu11071574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Food insecurity (FI) is adversely associated with physical and mental wellbeing in children. The mechanism underlying this association is assumed to be dietary intake; however, evidence has been mixed. This study examined the relationship between self-reported FI and dietary quality among low-income children. Cross-sectional data were used from TX Sprouts, a school-based cooking, gardening, and nutrition intervention. A sample of 598 children completed two 24-h dietary recalls and a questionnaire including an adapted version of the 5-item Child Food Security Assessment (CFSA). Food security was categorized as food secure or FI based on summed CFSA scores. Dietary quality was assessed using the Health Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015). Mixed effects linear regression models examined associations between FI and dietary quality. Children were 64% Hispanic, 55% female, and were 9.2 years old on average. Adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, BMI percentile, and energy intake, FI was associated with lower HEI-2015 total scores (β = −3.17; 95% CI = −5.28, −1.06; p = 0.003). Compared to food secure children, FI children had lower greens and beans (2.3 vs. 1.9, p = 0.016), seafood and plant protein (2.0 vs. 1.6, p = 0.006), and added sugar (7.4 vs. 8.0, p = 0.002) component scores. Interventions targeting low-income and FI children should investigate ways to improve dietary quality.
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