Food insecurity: A pervasive and persistent threat to the developmental and psychosocial health of children

Household food insecurity (FI) (without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, even for a temporary period), is associated with children’s behavioral, academic and…

Food insecurity linked to adolescent obesity, metabolic syndrome

New research indicates that household food insecurity dramatically increases the likelihood of metabolic diseases in children, with many showing chronic disease markers before they graduate from…

Household food insecurity in Canada

In PROOF’s second report on household food insecurity, we see that despite Canada’s economic recovery, the number of Canadians struggling to put food on the table because of food insecurity is not abating. In fact, the problem appears to have persisted or grown in every province and territory.Four million Canadians, including 1.

HIV-Treated Drug Users’ Deaths Linked To Food Insecurity

Food insecurity increases the risk of death among injection drug users living with HIV/AIDS even when they are receiving life-prolonging antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a new study involving Simon Fraser University. The study, recently published in the peer-reviewed science journal, PLoS One, examines the impact of food insecurity and hunger on survival among injection drug users…

Food Insecurity Predicts Mental Health Problems In Adolescents

A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of mental disorders than adolescents whose families have reliable access to food…

Food Insecurity Predicts Mental Health Problems In Adolescents

A study published in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that adolescents who experienced food insecurity in the past year have a higher prevalence of mental disorders than adolescents whose families have reliable access to food…

‘Food Insecurity’ May Lead Mothers To Engage In Feeding Practices Associated With Childhood Weight Gain

While eating too much food can cause obesity, the fear of not having enough food may lead to the same result, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston.