Background: Food insecurity is adversely associated with the physical and mental health of
adults and children, and the mechanism that underlies this association has been assumed …

Sugar‐sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with adverse health
outcomes. Improved understanding of the determinants will inform effective interventions to …

Food insecurity increases the risk for obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cancer—
conditions highly prevalent among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). Using the …

Food insecurity, defined as insufficient access to nutritious foods, is a social determinant of
health that may underpin health disparities in the US. American Indian and Alaska Native …

Objectives. We examined associations of household socioeconomic status (SES) and food
security with children's oral health outcomes. Methods. We analyzed 2007 and 2008 US …

Approximately 6· 5 million US children live in food-insecure households, meaning that they
have restrained access to the types and amounts of foods they usually eat. The nutrient …

Obesity remains a serious public health concern in rich countries and the current
obesogenic food environments and food insecurity are predictors of this disease. The impact …

Background High food insecurity has been demonstrated in rural American Indian
households, but little is known about American Indian families in urban settings or the …

Background Rates of childhood obesity are higher in American Indian and Alaska Native
populations, and food insecurity plays a major role in diet-related disparities. To address this …

Type 2 diabetes was probably uncommon in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)
populations before the 1940s. During 2010–2012, AI/AN adults were approximately 2.1 …