Direct and Indirect Effects of Food and Nutrition Security on Dietary Choice and Healthfulness of Food Choice: Causal Mediation Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Links between diet and food security are well established, but less is known about how food and nutrition security affect a household's ability to decide what to consume.

Objectives

This study's purpose was to quantify and compare causal pathways from 1) food and nutrition security to perceived dietary choice and 2) food and nutrition security to perceived healthfulness of food choice while testing for mediation by perceived limited availability of foods and utilization barriers to healthful meals.

Methods

Causal mediation analysis was conducted using an observational data set. Exposures included food insecurity and nutrition insecurity; mediators included perceived limited availability and utilization barriers; outcomes included perceived die

SUBMITTER: Thomson JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10847738 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature