Paradoxically, Food Insecurity May Be Underlying Contributor To Overweight
Friday, October 2, 2009 - 10:15
in Health & Medicine
Both household food insecurity and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to being overweight. A study of almost 8,500 low-income children ages 1 month to 5 years suggests an association between household food insecurity and overweight prevalence in this low-income population. However, sex and age appear to modify both the magnitude and direction of the association.