Methods for Assessing Health Outcomes Associated with Food Insecurity in the United States College Student Population: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: In the United States, college students experience disproportionate food insecurity (FI) rates compared to the national prevalence. The experience of acute and chronic FI has been associated with negative physical and mental health outcomes in this population. This narrative review aims to summarize the current methodologies for assessing health outcomes associated with the experience of FI in college students in the United States. To date, assessing the health outcomes of FI has predominately consisted of subjective assessments, such as self-reported measures of dietary intake, perceived health status, stress, depression, anxiety, and sleep behaviors. This review, along with the emergence of FI as an international public health concern, establishes the need for novel, innovative, and objec

SUBMITTER: Radtke MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10831897 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature