How food insecurity could lead to obesity in LMICs: when not enough is too much: a realist review of how food insecurity could lead to obesity in low-and middle …

P Farrell, AM Thow, S Abimbola… - Health promotion …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
While food insecurity is a well-known cause of under-nutrition and stunting, in recent
decades it has also been linked with obesity. Understanding and thus minimising the risk …

Food insecurity as a cause of adiposity: evolutionary and mechanistic hypotheses

M Bateson, GV Pepper - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Food insecurity (FI) is associated with obesity among women in high-income countries. This
seemingly paradoxical association can be explained by the insurance hypothesis, which …

The structural roots of food insecurity: How racism is a fundamental cause of food insecurity

S Bowen, S Elliott, A Hardison‐Moody - Sociology Compass, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Rates of food insecurity skyrocketed during the COVID‐19 pandemic, doubling overall and
tripling among households with children. Even before the pandemic, the rate of food …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and socio-demographic predictors of food insecurity in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic

K Kent, S Murray, B Penrose, S Auckland, D Visentin… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated economic vulnerabilities and disrupted the
Australian food supply, with potential implications for food insecurity. This study aims to …

Food security and the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES): ensuring progress by 2030

A Saint Ville, JYT Po, A Sen, A Bui, H Melgar-Quiñonez - Food security, 2019 - Springer
There is broad agreement that food security as defined by the World Food Summit exists
when Ball people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and …

Food insecurity and mortality in American adults: results from the NHANES-linked mortality study

S Banerjee, T Radak… - Health promotion …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Food insecurity is a significant public health problem in the United States leading to
substantial social, economic, and health care–related burdens. While studies continue to …

Prevalence of food security in the UK measured by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale

U Pool, M Dooris - Journal of Public Health, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Measurement of UK food insecurity has historically been inconsistent, making it
difficult to understand trends. This study contributes by reporting and analysing data from a …

What's on the menu? A global assessment of MUFPP signatory cities' food strategies

JJL Candel - Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Increased recognition of the persistent and interconnected nature of food system challenges
resulted in the creation of the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) in 2015. MUFPP …

Does indigenous and campesino traditional agriculture have anything to contribute to food sovereignty in Latin America? Evidence from Chile, Peru, Ecuador …

E Parraguez-Vergara, B Contreras… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The current challenge for world agriculture is to provide food for a growing population, within
a context of environmental degradation and economic inequality. The challenge is how to …

Impact of adoption of better management practices and nutrition-sensitive training on the productivity, livelihoods and food security of small-scale aquaculture …

EB Dompreh, CM Rossignoli, D Griffiths, Q Wang… - Food Security, 2024 - Springer
Small-scale aquaculture is a major source of food in Myanmar. Beyond its importance for
food security and nutrition, small-scale aquaculture contributes to the livelihoods of many …