Community Food Insecurity Interventions for Adults Living in the United Kingdom: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is a growing concern worldwide, particularly in the United Kingdom. Despite this, community-based interventions to address food insecurity remain an under-researched area. Existing food insecurity reviews have focused on international evidence, limiting investigations to foodbank use and/or interventions targeted towards children. This scoping review aimed to understand the evidence on available community-based interventions for adults experiencing food insecurity in the United Kingdom and the suggested elements for a feasible, acceptable intervention. A comprehensive electronic search was completed up to January 2024. All study designs were considered. A descriptive analytical approach was used to summarise intervention data. Narrative synthesis explored the data further,

SUBMITTER: Smith J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12621159 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature