Objective: To examine how household food insecurity is related to adolescent weight status
and disordered eating. Design: Cross-sectional, population-based study. Adolescents self …

Purpose Growing evidence indicates that experiencing household food insecurity during
adolescence is associated with disordered eating and elevated body mass index (BMI) …

Background Food insecurity can put children at greater risk of obesity because of altered
food choices and nonuniform consumption patterns. Objective We examined the association …

Background: Food insecurity is a critical variable for understanding the nutritional status of
low-income populations. However, limited research is available on the relation between …

Abstract In the United States, 17% of children and adolescents are overweight and 20% live
in a food insecure household. Previous studies examining the association between …

OBJECTIVE. Recent work on the determinants of obesity has shown a positive association
between household food insecurity and overweight status in adult women, yet research …

Background Limited research exists on the relationship between food insecurity and
children's adiposity and diet and how it varies by demographic characteristics in the United …

BACKGROUND: Obesity and its co-occurrence with household food insecurity among low-
income families is a public health concern, particularly because both are associated with …

Background: Food insecurity and obesity are significant problems affecting adolescents.
There is a paucity of recent data examining this relationship. This study utilizes a recent …

CONTEXT: Food insecurity disproportionately affects US demographic groups of children
and adult family members at the highest risk for obesity and may lead to weight gain through …