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  • FOOD INSECURITY AND PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE IT: WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE HAVE YET TO LEARN

  • PATRICIA A. DUFFY, CLAIRE A. ZIZZA
  • Journal:
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics / Volume 48 / Issue 1 / February 2016
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    29 March 2016, pp. 1-28
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  • Fourteen percent of households in the United States faced some level of food insecurity in 2014. This study provides a review of the state of knowledge on food insecurity in the United States and the programs designed to combat the problem. A household decision-making model is used to frame the discussion. The study also provides suggestions for future research.

  • Height differences and the associations between food insecurity, percentage body fat and BMI among men and women

  • Francis A Tayie, Claire A Zizza
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    Public Health Nutrition / Volume 12 / Issue 10 / October 2009
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    01 October 2009, pp. 1855-1861
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  • Objective

    The present study examined the associations between adult food insecurity (FI) and percentage body fat (%BF) and BMI, stratified by height (HT).

    Design, setting and subjects

    %BF, HT and BMI of 2117 men and 1909 women in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002 were analysed in relation to adult food security status using multiple regression procedures.

    Results

    Compared with the fully food-secure, men’s %BF, BMI and HT were lower as FI intensified. Marginal food security among women was associated with 1·3 cm shorter HT, P = 0·016. Marginal food security among women who were below median HT was associated with about 2·0 kg/m2 higher BMI, P = 0·042. %BF was not associated with FI among women.

    Conclusions

    FI is associated with shorter HT and lower %BF and BMI in men. Women’s HT should be considered in the reported associations between FI and higher BMI.