Food Insecurity Is Linked to a Food Environment Promoting Obesity in Households With Children |
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| Authors: | Lisa M. Nackers Bradley M. Appelhans |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Human Movement Sciences, Laboratory of Nutritional Epidemiology, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil;2. Laboratory of Nutritional Epidemiology, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil;3. Department of Health Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Santos, São Paulo, Brazil;1. Extension and Training Division, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India;2. Food and Drug Toxicology Research Centre, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India;3. Division of Biostatistics, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India;1. Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA;2. Regional Food and Nutrition Security Program for Central America, San Salvador, El Salvador;3. Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA;4. Bibao-Basurto Integrated Healthcare Organisation, Bilbao, Spain;5. Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Barakaldo, Spain |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo determine the extent to which the presence and accessibility of healthful and less healthful foods in children's homes vary with level of food security.MethodsA total of 41 parents or primary caregivers who had at least 1 child ages 2–13 and resided in a low-income area with limited food access completed a home food inventory and a validated measure assessing household food security.ResultsCompared with food-secure participants, marginal or low/very low food-secure caregivers reported significantly more obesity-promoting foods in the home, more microwavable or quick-cook frozen foods, and greater access to less healthful foods in the kitchen (all Ps < .05).Conclusions and ImplicationsGiven the greater presence and accessibility of less healthful foods, targeting home food environment may improve diet quality and health status in children of low-income, food insecure households. |
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| Keywords: | food security home environment home food inventory childhood obesity |
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