Food insecurity in females with phenylketonuria.

ABSTRACT: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder characterized by insufficient metabolism of phenylalanine. Depending on severity, patients follow a low-phenylalanine diet and may consume medical food (MF) and low-protein modified foods; dietary and medical treatment can be expensive. This study assessed prevalence of food insecurity (FI), the lack of resources to access enough nutritious food to have an active, healthy life, in females with PKU and examined associations with diet and metabolic control. Participants were recruited from a research-based camp in 2018. Adult and adolescent modules of the USDA Household Food Security survey were utilized to categorize participants as food secure [high food security (FS) or marginal FS] or food insecure (low FS or very low FS); results were compared

SUBMITTER: Coakley KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7203643 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature