Household food insecurity is associated with higher adiposity among US schoolchildren ages 10–15 years: The Healthy Communities Study
The Journal of Nutrition Jun 12, 2019
Au LE, et al. - Researchers evaluated the link between household food insecurity and child adiposity-related outcomes, measured as BMI (kg/m2) z score (BMI-z), weight status, and waist circumference, and diet outcomes. They also examined the impact of age, sex, and race/ethnicity on the observed links. They analyzed data obtained from 5138 US schoolchildren (ages 4–15 y) from 130 communities in the cross-sectional Healthy Communities Study. Higher BMI-z, waist circumference, odds of being overweight or obese, intake of more sugar from sugar-sweetened beverages, and less frequently having breakfast and dinner with family were all seen in children from food-insecure households vs those from food-secure households. Higher child adiposity-related outcomes and various nutrition behaviors were reported in relation to household food insecurity, especially among older children, 10–15 y old.
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