Converging research indicates that household food insecurity impedes children from
reaching their full physical, cognitive, and psychosocial potential. This state-of-the-art review …

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 …

Importance More than 50 million US residents have lost work during the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, and food insecurity has increased. Objective To evaluate the …

Background Food insecurity affects 13.7 million US households and is linked to poor mental
health. Families shield children from food insecurity by sacrificing their nutritional needs …

ObjectiveEducation is a crucial social determinant of health. Food insecurity can be
detrimental to children's academic achievement, potentially perpetuating a cycle of poverty …

Food insecurity poses a serious threat to children's development, but the mechanisms
through which food insecurity undermines child development are far less clear. Specifically …

Background Food insecurity, a social and economic condition of inadequate food resources,
is known to affect cognitive development in children. However, research is sparse among …

The production, consumption, materiality, and meanings of food are critical topics for
sociological research on inequality, although they have not always been recognized as …

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented strains on both parents and teachers,
both of whose mental and financial hardships have serious implications for young children's …

Food insecurity—lack of access to sufficient food for an active and healthy lifestyle—affects
more than 10 million children in the United States. Ample research links food insecurity to …