Background Due to the relatively low numbers of households in high income countries
experiencing food insecurity most studies conflate the levels of severity, which masks …

The measurement of food insecurity is essential to monitor the prevalence, risk factors,
consequences and effects of food insecurity and the interventions and policies implemented …

Background Rising food bank use in the past decade in the UK raises questions about
whether food insecurity has increased. Using the 2016 Food and You survey, we describe …

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of food insecurity and its association with
demographic and socioeconomic factors that characterized elderly survey respondents in 48 …

Objective Describe secular changes in food security (FS) and severe food insecurity (FI) in
Brazil. Design We analyzed four national surveys that assessed FI with the Brazilian …

Abstract Background The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) is a UN FAO—Voices of
the Hungry project (FAO-VoH) metric of food insecurity (FI). The FAO-VoH tested the …

Background Food insecurity (FI) is the situation where people do not have, at all times,
access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs for an active and …

India is home to nearly 200 million undernourished people, yet little is known about the
characteristics of those experiencing food insecurity, especially among urban households …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude and determinants of
urban household food insecurity in East Africa. Design: Systematic review and meta …

Background Food insecurity, inadequate access to food due to financial constraints, is a
major public health issue in the United States and Canada, where the same 18-item …