Association of Food Insecurity and Weight Status of Women in Tuba Island, Malaysia

Global concern is food insecurity and low weight status, contributing to poor health outcomes. Food deficiency happens when people can't get enough food much of the time; on the other hand, low weight status occurs when people eat more or less than they need. Women are a potentially vulnerable group of people facing weight and food insecurity. Therefore, this research was intended to establish the connection between the status of food insecurity and the weight status of women on Tuba Island. This is a cross-sectional study design, and about 114 women aged 18-45 years have participated in Tuba Island. The Radimer/Cornell hunger and food insecurity questionnaire and anthropometric measurements are the study's measurement methods. Via a face-to-face interview, this research was carried out. With 64.9 percent and 35.1 percent, respectively, the incidence of food insecurity was higher than food security. The prevalence of low weight status (underweight, overweight and obese) was 71.9%, which was just 28.1% higher than good weight status (normal weight). There was a significant relationship between job status (p=0.019) and household income (p=0.006) in terms of food insecurity; however, there was no significant relationship between food insecurity and weight status (p=0.437). This study showed no correlation between food insecurity and women's weight status on Tuba Island, although there is an association between job status and household income with food insecurity.

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Prevalence of low birth weight and its association with maternal body weight status in selected countries in Africa: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020410 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (8) ◽

pp. e020410 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Zhifei He ◽

Ghose Bishwajit ◽

Sanni Yaya ◽

Zhaohui Cheng ◽

Dongsheng Zou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Burkina Faso ◽

Weight Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Childbearing Age ◽

Maternal Body ◽

Cross Sectional

ObjectivesThe present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW), and to investigate the association between maternal body weight measured in terms of body mass index (BMI) and birth weight in selected countries in Africa.SettingUrban and rural household in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal and Uganda.ParticipantsMothers (n=11 418) aged between 15 and 49 years with a history of childbirth in the last 5 years.ResultsThe prevalence of LBW in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal and Uganda was, respectively, 13.4%, 10.2%, 12.1%, 15.7% and 10%. Compared with women who are of normal weight, underweight mothers had a higher likelihood of giving birth to LBW babies in all countries except Ghana. However, the association between maternal BMI and birth weight was found to be statistically significant for Senegal only (OR=1.961 (95% CI 1.259 to 3.055)).ConclusionUnderweight mothers in Senegal share a greater risk of having LBW babies compared with their normal-weight counterparts. Programmes targeting to address infant mortality should focus on promoting nutritional status among women of childbearing age. Longitudinal studies are required to better elucidate the causal nature of the relationship between maternal underweight and LBW.

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Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and association with weight status in Irish children: a cross-sectional study prior to the introduction of a government tax on sugar-sweetened beverages

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980020000014 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (12) ◽

pp. 2234-2244

Author(s):

Janas M Harrington ◽

Catherine Perry ◽

Eimear Keane ◽

Ivan J Perry

Keyword(s):

Energy Intake ◽

Weight Status ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Daily Energy Intake ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sugar Sweetened Beverage ◽

Sweetened Beverage ◽

Daily Energy

AbstractObjective:To provide baseline evidence of sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption in a sample of Irish children prior to the introduction of the SSB tax; to identify the energy contribution of SSB to daily energy intake; and to explore the association between SSB consumption and overweight/obesity.Design:Cross-sectional study.Setting:Primary schools in Cork, Ireland in 2012.Participants:1075 boys and girls aged 8–11 years. SSB consumption was assessed from 3-d food diaries. BMI was used to define obesity (International Obesity Taskforce definitions). Plausible energy reporters (n 724, 68 % of total sample) were classified using Schofield equation.Results:Eighty-two per cent of children with plausible energy intake consumed SSB. Mean energy intake from SSB was 485 kJ (6 % of total kJ). Mean kilojoules from SSB increased with weight status from 443 kJ for normal-weight children to 648 kJ for children with overweight/obesity (5·8 and 7·6 % of total kJ, respectively). Mean SSB intake was significantly higher in children with overweight/obesity than normal-weight children (383 and 315 ml/d). In adjusted analyses, children consuming >200 ml/d had an 80 % increased odds of overweight/obesity compared to those consuming <200 ml/d (OR 1·8, 95 % CI 1·0, 3·5). Family socioeconomic status and lifestyle determinants, including frequency of takeaway consumption and TV viewing, were also significantly associated with SSB consumption.Conclusions:SSB account for a substantial proportion of daily energy intake and are significantly associated with child overweight/obesity. This study provides baseline data from a sample of children from which the impact of the SSB tax can be benchmarked.

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Food insecurity and weight status of socially vulnerable child beneficiaries of a food assistance programme in Maceió, Northeast Brazil

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980019003380 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 721-726 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Priscila Nazaré Lucena ◽

Nassib Bezerra Bueno ◽

Karlla Almeida Vieira ◽

Marcela Jardim Cabral ◽

Ana Paulo Grotti Clemente ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Insecurity ◽

Weight Status ◽

Multivariable Analysis ◽

Prevalence Ratio ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Food Assistance ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Assistance Programme ◽

Whole Milk ◽

Specific Comparison

AbstractObjective:To evaluate the association between weight status and food insecurity of children living in social vulnerability who are beneficiaries of a food assistance programme (FAP).Design:Cross-sectional study.Setting:From all children benefiting from the FAP in the municipality, 30 % were mapped in forty-seven distribution points. Their weight status was evaluated using BMI-for-age and food insecurity was determined with the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale. Socio-economic data of the participants were collected using regular questionnaires. The main outcome measure was obesity.Participants:To be a beneficiary of the FAP, a family must have a child aged 24–96 months and receive less than half a minimum wage per capita. Participating families receive 1 litre of whole milk per day.Results:In all, 1487 children had BMI-for-age and food insecurity data. Of these children, 376 (25·3 %) had excess weight, of whom 164 (11·0 %) presented with obesity, and only twenty-seven (1·8 %) were underweight; 76 % of the families had some degree of food insecurity. Multivariable analysis revealed no overall association between household food insecurity and weight status. In the specific comparison, children living in severe food insecurity were less likely to present obesity than those children living in food security (prevalence ratio = 0·60; 95 % CI 0·38, 0·96; P = 0·03).Conclusions:In a socially vulnerable population that participates in a FAP, there was no overall association between food insecurity and weight status in children, a result which is similar to what is observed in more developed contexts.

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Meal pattern and BMI in 9–11-year-old children in Finland

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980010003034 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 14 (7) ◽

pp. 1245-1250 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Reetta Lehto ◽

Carola Ray ◽

Marjaana Lahti-Koski ◽

Eva Roos

Keyword(s):

Weight Status ◽

School Lunch ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Meal Pattern ◽

School Day ◽

Statistical Analysis Method ◽

Single Meal ◽

Study Participants

AbstractObjectiveIn many studies it has been shown that breakfast is associated with normal weight in children and adolescents. Other meals, family meals and a regular meal pattern have been less studied. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to examine whether a regular meal pattern, or breakfast, lunch or dinner as separate regular meals, is associated with the BMI of children.DesignA cross-sectional study conducted within the Helsinki region during 2006. Study participants were measured and weighed by research staff. Children filled in a study questionnaire on their health behaviour, including the frequency of consuming meals. A regular meal was defined as one usually eaten on every school day. A regular meal pattern was defined as one consisting of a usual consumption of breakfast, school lunch and dinner on every school day. Covariance analysis was used as the statistical analysis method.SettingCapital region, Finland, 2006.SubjectsA total of 604 schoolchildren (312 girls) aged 9–11 years.ResultsIrregular breakfast and an irregular meal pattern were associated with higher BMI. Regularity of school lunch, dinner or family dinner was not associated with BMI.ConclusionsA regular breakfast and meal pattern was associated with lower BMI in children, although breakfast was the only single meal associated with BMI. We conclude that, although the association between breakfast and weight status in children is fairly consistent, the role of other meals is less convincing.

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Associations Between Self-Rated Health With Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Obesity Status Among Adolescent Girls

Journal of Physical Activity and Health ◽

10.1123/jpah.9.3.378 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 378-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Jorge Mota ◽

Rute M. Santos ◽

Pedro Silva ◽

Luisa Aires ◽

Clarice Martins ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Weight Status ◽

Task Force ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Obesity Status ◽

Run Test

Background:The main goal of this study was to analyze the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and body mass index (BMI) with self-rated health (SRH) of adolescent girls.Methods:This was a cross-sectional study of 533 adolescents girls, aged from 10 to 18 years old. CRF was predicted by maximal multistage 20-m shuttle-run test according to procedures described from FITNESSGRAM. Girls’ obesity status was classified according to International Obesity Task Force and Self-rated health (SRH) was assessed by questionnaire.Results:The findings showed that among adolescent girls 23.2% had negative SRH. Girls who were classified as unfit were more likely to report negative SRH in both univariate logistic (OR: 3.05; CI: 1.91−4.87; P < .05) and multivariate (OR: 2.93; CI: 1.82−4.72; P < .05) regression analyses compared with their fit peers. Obese girls were more likely to report negative SRH (OR: 2.30; CI: 1.14−4.62; P < .05) compared with their normal-weight counterparts. However such association was lost in multivariate analyses suggesting an effect of CRF.Conclusions:Negative perception of health was associated with lower CRF and weight status although such association it is mediated by CRF condition.

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Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: association with BMI in children aged 3–10 years from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980019002210 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (18) ◽

pp. 3360-3367 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Razija Spahić ◽

Nurka Pranjić

Keyword(s):

Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽

Weight Status ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Eating Behaviour ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Linear Increase ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Anthropometric Measures ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Child Bmi

AbstractObjective:To evaluate differences in children’s eating behaviour in relation to their weight status.Design:Prospective, cross-sectional study. Anthropometric measures were taken and age- and sex-adjusted BMI percentiles and Z-scores were calculated according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations to assess weight status. Parents completed a questionnaire which included demographic data and the Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) to assess eating behaviour.Setting:Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina (September 2016–September 2017).Participants:Male and female children aged 3–10 years and one of their parents.Results:The study sample comprised 2500 children; 6·8 % of them were underweight and 14·4 % were overweight, while there were 14·8 % obese children and 64·0 % had normal weight. The factor analysis of CEBQ revealed an eight-factor solution. Significant differences in CEBQ subscale scores were found within BMI categories for all CEBQ subscales except Food Fussiness. On the other hand, child BMI Z-scores showed a linear increase with the ‘food approach’ subscales of the CEBQ, except the Desire to Drink subscale which was excluded from analysis, and a decrease with ‘food avoidant’ subscales.Conclusions:The present study suggests that the CEBQ is valuable for identifying specific eating styles that are associated with weight status and can be seen as important and modifiable determinants implicated in the development and maintenance of overweight/obesity as well as underweight.

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Food and nutrition (in)security in families of farmers who supply the National School Feeding Program

Revista de Nutrição ◽

10.1590/1678-9865201932e180247 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

Author(s):

Paula Torres TRIVELLATO ◽

Silvia Eloiza PRIORE ◽

Sylvia do Carmo Castro FRANCESCHINI ◽

Ricardo Henrique Silva SANTOS ◽

Bianca Aparecida Lima COSTA

Keyword(s):

Food Insecurity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

School Feeding ◽

National School ◽

Low Weight ◽

Food And Nutrition ◽

Feeding Program ◽

Food And Nutritional Security ◽

School Feeding Program

ABSTRACT Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the situation of food and nutritional (in)security in families of farmers who supply the National School Feeding Program. Methods It is a cross-sectional study with 27 families of farmers (n=91). The socioeconomic, anthropometric, biochemical, food availability and perception of food insecurity indicators of the Brazilian Food Insecurity Scale, as well as the time of supply and annual income originating from the program, were evaluated. Results Food insecurity, as measured by the scale, was present in 25.9% (n=7) of the families. Food insecurity was associated with socioeconomic factors such as per capita income, the presence of children at home and the number of residents. Food and nutritional insecurity caused by a low caloric availability (<2500kcal/day) occurred in 11.0% (n=3) of the families. Presence of dystrophies such as overweight, low weight and short stature individuals occurred in 89.0% (n=24) of the families. Conclusion The study reinforces the existence of variables associated with food insecurity. Social and nutritional factors should be monitored, worked on, and improved in order to achieve food and nutritional security.

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Long-Term Food Insecurity, Hunger and Risky Food Acquisition Practices: A Cross-Sectional Study of Food Charity Recipients in an Australian Capital City

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16152749 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (15) ◽

pp. 2749 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Pollard ◽

Booth ◽

Jancey ◽

Mackintosh ◽

Pulker ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Insecurity ◽

Weight Status ◽

Social Protection ◽

Social Assistance ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Capital City ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Food Acquisition ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Food Charity

Inadequate social protection, stagnant wages, unemployment, and homelessness are associated with Australian household food insecurity. Little is known about the recipients of food charity and whether their needs are being met. This cross-sectional study of 101 food charity recipients in Perth, Western Australia, measured food security, weight status, sociodemographic characteristics and food acquisition practices. Seventy-nine percent were male, aged 21–79 years, 90% were unemployed, 87% received social assistance payments, and 38% were homeless. Ninety-one percent were food insecure, 80% with hunger, and 56% had gone a day or more without eating in the previous week. Fifty-seven percent had used food charity for ≥1 year, and, of those, 7.5 years was the mode. Charitable services were the main food source in the previous week, however 76% used multiple sources. Begging for money for food (36%), begging for food (32%), stealing food or beverages (34%), and taking food from bins (28%) was commonplace. The omnipresence and chronicity of food insecurity, reliance on social security payments, and risky food acquisition suggest that both the social protection and charitable food systems are failing. Urgent reforms are needed to address the determinants of food insecurity (e.g., increased social assistance payments, employment and housing support) and the adequacy, appropriateness and effectiveness of food charity.

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Food Insecurity among Low-Income Food Handlers: A Nationwide Study in Brazilian Community Restaurants

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18031160 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 1160

Author(s):

Ingrid C. Fideles ◽

Rita de Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu ◽

Rosemary da Rocha Fonseca Barroso ◽

Jamacy Costa-Souza ◽

Renata Puppin Zandonadi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Food Insecurity ◽

Low Income ◽

Household Income ◽

Geographic Location ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Food Handlers ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

High Prevalence ◽

Per Capita ◽

Different Levels

This study aims to evaluate food insecurity (FI) among Brazilian Community restaurant food handlers and its associated factors. This cross-sectional study was performed with a representative sample of 471 food handlers working in community restaurants (CR) from all Brazilian regions. Participants are mostly female (62.2%), ≤40 years old (67.7%), with a partner (52.0%), and with up to eight years of education (54.1%). Predictors of participants’ socioeconomic status and CR geographic location are associated with the household food insecurity categories (p < 0.05). The predictors of socioeconomic conditions are associated with mild and moderate/severe FI category. Workers with less education are twice as likely to belong to the category with the highest FI severity. Lower per capita household income increased the chances of belonging to the mild insecurity category by 86%. It more than doubled the chance to be in the category of moderate/severe insecurity. Predictors of health status, lifestyle, and work are not associated with any multinomial outcome categories. However, working in the South, Southeast, or Midwest regions of Brazilian decreased the chances of belonging to one of the FI categories, with significance only for the mild category. Variables that show an association for this population are per capita household income for the different levels of FI and the CR region for mild FI. A high prevalence of FI in this population points to the need for more studies with low-income workers to prevent FI and its health consequences.

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Parental Perception of Weight and Feeding Practices in SchoolChildren: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18084014 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 4014

Author(s):

Patricia Inclán-López ◽

Raquel Bartolomé-Gutiérrez ◽

David Martínez-Castillo ◽

Joseba Rabanales-Sotos ◽

Isabel María Guisado-Requena ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Weight Status ◽

Feeding Habits ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Parental Feeding ◽

Eating Practices

Childhood obesity has become a public health problem. Parents play an important role in the transmission of feeding habits and the detection of their child′s weight status. The aim was to analyse the prevalence of overweight/obesity and to determine the relationship between children′s weight status, different feeding practices and weight misperception. A cross-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected schools. The children’s weight status was measured, and a questionnaire was used to identify the feeding practices applied by parents and their perception of their children′s weight. The sample comprised 127 children aged 4 and 5 years and 189 aged 10 and 11. Differences were observed between parental feeding practices and weight status, monitoring being the most used practice. Parents use less pressure to eat and more restriction if their children have overweight or obesity. Misperception of weight was 39.6%, being higher in overweight children, who were perceived as normal weight in 53.19%. Children classified as obese were perceived as overweight in 88.23%. The use of inappropriate eating practices shows a need for health education in parents according to weight status. In addition, the parents’ perception should be improved to increase early detection of overweight and start actions or seek professional help.

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