The US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service leads the federal
government in data development and research on food security in US households. Nutrition …

Objective: Food Insecurity (FI) occurs in 21% of families with children and adolescents in the
United States, but the potential developmental and behavioral implications of this prevalent …

Background: With food security now a top priority for many governments and for the global
development community, there is heightened awareness of the need to improve our …

Until recently there was lacking a common food security measure and the necessary data to
study the individual-level determinants of food insecurity around the world. In 2014, the Food …

The appropriate measurement of food security is critical for targeting food and economic aid;
supporting early famine warning and global monitoring systems; evaluating nutrition, health …

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 …

There is a rich literature devoted to the role women play in ensuring the food security of the
household and other household members. However, relatively little attention has been paid …

Food insecurity is a persistent concern in high-income countries, and has been associated
with poor mental health, particularly among females. We conducted a scoping review to …

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 …

Introduction This study sought to determine the association of individual-level food insecurity
(FI) with mental health status across all global regions. Methods Cross-sectional data were …