Scoping review protocol exploring the relationship between food insecurity, mental health and diet intake among adolescents across the globe.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Studies, exploring the effect of food insecurity on physical and mental health, have shown that food insecurity is associated with lower self-reports of physical and mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased leading to higher risks of poor mental health. Despite evidence of the negative implications of food insecurity on mental health, there is a paucity of research on these variables for adolescents specifically. The current evidence shows there is a gap in adolescent centred research linking mental health and food insecurity globally. Adolescence is a crucial period of development where habits, nutritional inadequacies linked to food insecurity and mental health problems formed due to these inadequacies can be conveyed into adulthood. T

SUBMITTER: Nkwanyana A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10152043 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature