Food Insecurity and Dietary Intake among College Students with Unlimited Meal Plans at a Large, Midwestern University.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food insecurity, a state of not being able to consistently access nutritious food due to financial constraints, has been associated with poor dietary intake among college students. The extent to which campus food resources contribute to this association is unknown.

Objectives

This study examined the association between food insecurity and dietary intake in a sample of undergraduate students with unlimited meal plans and dining hall access at a large, public Midwestern university.

Design

The study design is cross-sectional. The data used are baseline data from a broader sugar-sweetened beverage intervention study that were collected using a Qualtrics survey prior to the intervention.

Participants/setting

The sample consisted of 1033 undergraduate stud

SUBMITTER: Mei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8530829 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature