{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["14(24)"],"submitter":["Hoteit M"],"pubmed_abstract":["Adolescence is a transitional period between childhood and adulthood. Nowadays, adolescents in Lebanon are growing during a time of unprecedented health crises and political instability. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of malnutrition, dietary diversity in adolescents' households, and adolescents' self-reported food insecurity in Lebanon. A national representative sample of 450 parent-adolescent dyads (parents: mean age ± standard deviation (SD) = 46.0 ± 7.0, mothers: 59.0%; adolescents: mean age ± SD = 15.0 ± 3.0, girls: 54.6%) were interviewed. Anthropometric and blood hemoglobin measurements were performed for adolescents. The Food Consumption Score, the Arab Family Food Security Scale and the Adolescent-Level Food-Security Scale were used. The overall preval"],"journal":["Nutrients"],"pagination":["5290"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9782497"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Household Food Insecurity, Anemia, Malnutrition and Unfavorable Dietary Diversity among Adolescents: Quadruple Whammies in the Era of Escalating Crises in Lebanon."],"pmcid":["PMC9782497"],"pubmed_authors":["Sarkis J","Sacre Y","Mohsen H","Hanna-Wakim L","Yazbeck N","Diab S","Bookari K","Hoteit M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Household Food Insecurity, Anemia, Malnutrition and Unfavorable Dietary Diversity among Adolescents: Quadruple Whammies in the Era of Escalating Crises in Lebanon.","description":"Adolescence is a transitional period between childhood and adulthood. Nowadays, adolescents in Lebanon are growing during a time of unprecedented health crises and political instability. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and correlates of malnutrition, dietary diversity in adolescents' households, and adolescents' self-reported food insecurity in Lebanon. A national representative sample of 450 parent-adolescent dyads (parents: mean age ± standard deviation (SD) = 46.0 ± 7.0, mothers: 59.0%; adolescents: mean age ± SD = 15.0 ± 3.0, girls: 54.6%) were interviewed. Anthropometric and blood hemoglobin measurements were performed for adolescents. The Food Consumption Score, the Arab Family Food Security Scale and the Adolescent-Level Food-Security Scale were used. The overall preval","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Dec","modification":"2025-04-22T13:21:56.49Z","creation":"2025-04-06T00:37:54.127Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9782497","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36558449"],"doi":["10.3390/nu14245290"]}}