The availability of allergen-friendly food for college students experiencing food insecurity: Exploring current campus practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The burden of dietary restrictions includes the high cost and limited availability of allergen-friendly products which disproportionately affects people with food insecurity.

Objective

To better understand access to allergen-friendly food for college students experiencing food insecurity with food allergies or other diet-treated conditions by surveying college campus food pantries.

Methods

A total of 120 randomly selected US colleges/universities were recruited to complete FOODiversity's Food Insecurity Questionnaire about campus food pantry operations, dietary restrictions, and food-insecurity initiatives and provide details about their resources and training dedicated to supporting food-insecure young adults who avoid specific food(s).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Miller ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11531393 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature