scholarly journals Food insecurity, macronutrient intake and patterns of eating in a sample of UK adults

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Shinwell ◽  
Melissa Bateson ◽  
Daniel Nettle ◽  
Gillian V Pepper
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Macronutrient Intake ◽  
Variable Time ◽  
Low Income Population ◽  
Standard Questionnaire ◽  
Questionnaire Measure ◽  
The Us

How do the dietary intake patterns of people exposed to food insecurity differ from those of people who are food secure? A recent study of a US sample found that food insecurity was associated with greater reliance on carbohydrate, a lower diversity of food, and more variable time gaps between eating. We examined whether these features were also present in a sample of UK adults. From a low-income population, we recruited matched groups of participants who were classified as food insecure (n = 196) or food secure (n = 198) according to a standard questionnaire measure. We collected up to five twenty-four-hour dietary recalls from each participant. Results were strikingly like those from the US study. Food insecure respondents consumed relatively more carbohydrate and less protein; had fewer distinct foods per meal; and had more variable time gaps between meals. Food insecure participants did not have significantly higher body mass indices in this study. Food insecurity as measured by questionnaire appears to relate to a repeatable set of changes to dietary intake across populations.

scholarly journals Food insecurity and patterns of dietary intake in a sample of UK adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Jackie Shinwell ◽  
Melissa Bateson ◽  
Daniel Nettle ◽  
Gillian V. Pepper
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Total Energy ◽  
Energy Intake ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Total Energy Intake ◽  
Metabolic Effects ◽  
Variable Time ◽  
Important Health

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the dietary-intake correlates of food insecurity in UK adults. We recruited groups of low-income participants who were classified as food insecure (n = 196) or food secure (n = 198). Participants completed up to five 24h dietary recalls. There was no difference in total energy intake by food insecurity status (βFI = −0.06, 95% CI −0.25 to 0.13). Food insecure participants consumed a less diverse diet, as evidenced by fewer distinct foods per meal (βFI = −0.27, 95% CI −0.47 to −0.07), and had more variable time gaps between meals (βFI = 0.21, 95% CI 0.01 to 0.41). These associations corresponded closely to those found in a recent U.S. study using similar measures, suggesting that the dietary intake signature of food insecurity generalizes across populations. The findings suggest that the consequences of food insecurity for weight gain and health are not due to increased energy intake. We suggest that there may be important health and metabolic effects of temporal irregularity in dietary intake, which appears to be an important component of food insecurity.

scholarly journals P1-511 Inconsistencies in racial classification and food insecurity among Brazil's low-income population

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. A208-A208
Author(s):  
F. M. Melo ◽  
G. Sandre-Pereira ◽  
M. Paixao ◽  
R. Salles-Costa
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Racial Classification ◽  
Low Income Population

scholarly journals Food insecurity is not associated with body mass index (BMI) among low‐income African American (AA) adult residents in Baltimore City

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Budd ◽  
Debra Liu ◽  
Alison Cuccia ◽  
Brittany Jock ◽  
Jayne Jeffries ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
African American ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Baltimore City

scholarly journals Midlife vulnerability and food insecurity: Findings from low-income adults in the US National Health Interview Survey

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. e0233029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Soederberg Miller ◽  
Daniel J. Tancredi ◽  
Lucia L. Kaiser ◽  
Jeffrey T. Tseng
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
National Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
National Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview Survey ◽  
Health Interview ◽  
The Us ◽  
Interview Survey

FAMILY FOOD INSECURITY AND NUTRITIONAL RISK IN ADOLESCENTS FROM A LOW-INCOME AREA OF RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 661-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
TAÍS S. LOPES ◽  
ROSELY SICHIERI ◽  
ROSANA SALLES-COSTA ◽  
GLORIA V. VEIGA ◽  
ROSANGELA A. PEREIRA
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Weight Status ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Nutritional Risk ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Socioeconomic Characteristics ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

SummaryThe study objective was to analyse the association between food insecurity and the weight and height status of adolescents from a low-income area in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The population-based cross-sectional survey included 523 adolescents aged 12–18 years, selected by a three-stage cluster sample. Dietary intake was ascertained with a food frequency questionnaire and family food insecurity was assessed with a validated questionnaire. The analysis estimated weighted means of energy and nutrient intakes by families' socioeconomic characteristics and the association between dietary intake with overweight and stunting. The prevalence of mild family food insecurity was 36%, and 24% of the families reported moderate or severe food insecurity. Overweight prevalence was 24%, and the prevalence of stunting was 9%, with no significant differences between sex or age groups. Family food insecurity was associated with unfavourable socioeconomic characteristics, but there was no association between socioeconomic characteristics (including family food insecurity) and overweight or stunting. Moderate or severe family food insecurity was inversely associated with intake of protein and calcium. In addition, stunting was associated with low calcium and iron intake. The co-existence of family food insecurity with overweight and stunting implies a high nutritional risk for adolescents from poor areas of Rio de Janeiro. Nevertheless, the observed absence of a statistical association between family food insecurity and weight status attests to the complexity of this issue.

scholarly journals Food Insecurity and COVID-19: Disparities in Early Effects for US Adults

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia A. Wolfson ◽  
Cindy W. Leung
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Poverty Line ◽  
The United States ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
The Us ◽  
Federal Poverty Line ◽  
Early Effects

The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically increased food insecurity in the United States (US). The objective of this study was to understand the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic among low-income adults in the US as social distancing measures began to be implemented. On 19–24 March 2020 we fielded a national, web-based survey (53% response rate) among adults with <250% of the federal poverty line in the US (N = 1478). Measures included household food security status and COVID-19-related basic needs challenges. Overall, 36% of low-income adults in the US were food secure, 20% had marginal food security, and 44% were food insecure. Less than one in five (18.8%) of adults with very low food security reported being able to comply with public health recommendations to purchase two weeks of food at a time. For every basic needs challenge, food-insecure adults were significantly more likely to report facing that challenge, with a clear gradient effect based on severity of food security. The short-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are magnifying existing disparities and disproportionately affecting low-income, food-insecure households that already struggle to meet basic needs. A robust, comprehensive policy response is needed to mitigate food insecurity as the pandemic progresses.

scholarly journals Food insecurity is associated with dietary intake and diet quality of low‐income adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy W Leung ◽  
Elissa S Epel ◽  
Lorrene D Ritchie ◽  
Patricia B Crawford ◽  
Barbara A Laraia
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Low Income
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