Are Food Insecurity's Health Impacts Underestimated in the US Population? Marginal Food Security Also Predicts Adverse Health Outcomes in Young US Children and Mothers
Are Food Insecurity's Health Impacts Underestimated in the US Population? Marginal Food Security Also Predicts Adverse Health Outcomes in Young US Children and Mothers
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DOI:
10.3945/an.112.003228
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发表时间:
2013-01-01
影响因子:
9.3
通讯作者:
Frank, Deborah A.
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作者:
Cook, John T.;Black, Maureen;Frank, Deborah A.
This review addresses epidemiological, public health, and social policy implications of categorizing young children and their adult female caregivers in the United States as food secure when they live in households with "marginal food security," as indicated by the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module. Existing literature shows that households in the US with marginal food security are more like food-insecure households than food-secure households. Similarities include socio-demographic characteristics, psychosocial profiles, and patterns of disease and health risk. Building on existing knowledge, we present new research on associations of marginal food security with health and developmental risks in young children (