Socioeconomic status and obesity

L McLaren - Epidemiologic reviews, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The objective of this review was to update Sobal and Stunkard's exhaustive review of the
literature on the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and obesity (Psychol Bull …

The food insecurity–obesity paradox: a review of the literature and the role food stamps may play

LM Dinour, D Bergen, MC Yeh - Journal of the American Dietetic …, 2007 - Elsevier
During the past decade, rates of food insecurity and obesity have risen, and an association
has been made between these two seemingly paradoxical states. Although this relationship …

Food insecurity as a driver of obesity in humans: The insurance hypothesis

D Nettle, C Andrews, M Bateson - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2017 - cambridge.org
Integrative explanations of why obesity is more prevalent in some sectors of the human
population than others are lacking. Here, we outline and evaluate one candidate …

Food insecurity is associated with obesity among US adults in 12 states

L Pan, B Sherry, R Njai, HM Blanck - Journal of the Academy of Nutrition …, 2012 - Elsevier
A redesigned food insecurity question that measured food stress was included in the 2009
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in the Social Context optional module. The …

Food insecurity and adult overweight/obesity: gender and race/ethnic disparities

DC Hernandez, LM Reesor, R Murillo - Appetite, 2017 - Elsevier
The majority of the food insecurity-obesity research has indicated a positive association
among women, especially minority women. Less research has been conducted on men, and …

Food insecurity and glycemic control among low-income patients with type 2 diabetes

HK Seligman, EA Jacobs, A Lopez, J Tschann… - Diabetes …, 2012 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To determine whether food insecurity—the inability to reliably afford safe and
nutritious food—is associated with poor glycemic control and whether this association is …

Food insecurity and weight status among US children and families: a review of the literature

NI Larson, MT Story - American journal of preventive medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Food insecurity and adult weight abnormality risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Moradi, A Mirzababaei, A Dadfarma, S Rezaei… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Research into the relationship between food insecurity and weight abnormality has
yielded varied and contradictory results. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis …

Household food insecurity is associated with self-reported pregravid weight status, gestational weight gain, and pregnancy complications

BA Laraia, AM Siega-Riz, C Gundersen - Journal of the American Dietetic …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Household food insecurity is positively associated with weight among
women. The association between household food insecurity and pregnancy-related weight …

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food insecurity, dietary quality, and obesity among US adults

BT Nguyen, K Shuval, F Bertmann… - American journal of …, 2015 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We examined whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
participation changes associations between food insecurity, dietary quality, and weight …