Food Insecurity and Changes in Diet Quality and Body Mass Index z-Scores Among Elementary School Students.

ABSTRACT: Background: Previous research has identified food insecurity as a risk factor for obesity but those studies employed cross-sectional designs and were largely focused on adults and young children. In addition, there is a paucity of studies examining the association between food insecurity and changes in children's overall diet quality. This study aimed to assess whether food insecurity is associated with subsequent changes in diet quality and BMI z-scores over 2 years among 7- to 12-year-old children. Methods: We used 2011-2019 secondary data (n = 404) from three randomized controlled trials in Minnesota. Food insecurity was identified using the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module at baseline (Time 0). Diet quality was determined using the Healthy E

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature