A Framework for Understanding the Association Between Food Insecurity and Children’s Developmental Outcomes

Ashiabi, Godwin S.; O'Neal, Keri K.

doi:10.1111/j.1750-8606.2008.00049.x

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“…That food insecurity was negatively associated with maternal-infant interaction in the usual-invitation group is consistent with results from recent studies in low-and high-income countries in which food insecurity is detrimental to child growth (13), development (3,14,(20)(21)(22), and the parent-child relationship (3,(17)(18)(19). Food insecurity may compromise the quality of maternal-infant interaction because food insecurity increases stress and depression (17,59) in mothers.…”

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Early participation in prenatal food supplementation program ameliorates the negative association of food insecurity with quality of maternal-infant interaction

Frith¹,

Naved²,

Persson³

et al. 2012

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Food insecurity is detrimental to child development, yet little is known about the combined influence of food insecurity and nutritional interventions on child development in low-income countries. We proposed that women assigned to an early invitation time to start a prenatal food supplementation program could reduce the negative influence of food insecurity on maternal-infant interaction. A cohort of 180 mother-infant dyads were studied (born between May and October 2003) from among 3267 in the randomized controlled trial Maternal Infant Nutritional Interventions Matlab, which was conducted in Matlab, Bangladesh. At 8 wk gestation, women were randomly assigned an invitation time to start receiving food supplements (2.5 MJ/d; 6 d/wk) either early (;9 wk gestation; early-invitation group) or at the usual start time (;20 wk gestation; usualinvitation group) for the government program. Maternal-infant interaction was observed in homes with the use of the Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Feeding Scale, and food-insecurity status was obtained from questionnaires completed when infants were 3.4-4.0 mo old. By using a general linear model for maternal-infant interaction, we found a significant interaction (P = 0.012) between invitation time to start a prenatal food supplementation program and food insecurity. Those in the usual-invitation group with higher food insecurity scores (i.e., more food insecure) had a lower quality of maternal-infant interaction, but this relationship was ameliorated among those in the early-invitation group. Food insecurity limits the ability of mothers and infants to interact well, but an early invitation time to start a prenatal food supplementation program can support mother-infant interaction among those who are food insecure.

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confidence: 79%

Early participation in prenatal food supplementation program ameliorates the negative association of food insecurity with quality of maternal-infant interaction

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Naved²,

Persson³

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“…As the extent of food insecurity has become better understood, some researchers have sought to identify contextual factors at the stateand county-level that influence the likelihood that families will experience food insecurity, such as housing affordability [7,8]. Other researchers have sought to investigate the role of food insecurity in the development of adverse mental, physical, and behavioral health outcomes in childhood, such as internalizing and externalizing problems, iron deficiency anemia, and increased hospitalization [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. Even so, opportunities for intervention remain elusive, in part because of a lack of clarity over the pathways linking food insecurity to healthy mental, physical, and behavioral development.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Inadequate nutrition may be a critical pathway linking food insecurity to mental, physical, and behavioral health [13,15]. Numerous studies highlight the importance of nutritious food availability and affordability to human development [9,12,17,18].…”

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Is Maternal Food Security a Predictor of Food and Drink Intake Among Toddlers in Oregon?

Cunningham

Barradas

Rosenberg³

et al. 2012

Matern Child Health J

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Food insecurity has detrimental effects on the mental, physical, and behavioral health of developing children. Few studies, however, have sought to determine whether associations exist between food insecurity and intake of vegetables, fresh or canned fruit, candy or cookies, French fries, fast food, water, milk, fruit juices, fruit drinks, soda, and sports drinks. To identify independent associations that exist between maternal food insecurity and food and drink intake among toddlers, population-based data from the 2006-2008 Oregon Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System follow-back survey (Oregon PRAMS-2) of 1,522 mothers of 2-year-old children were analyzed. Maternal food insecurity was defined as mothers' report of eating less because of lack of money for food. Typical weekly child food and drink intake was examined using polytomous logistic regression: 0-1 days/week, 2-3 days/week, and 4-7 days/week. Maternal food insecurity prevalence was 11.7 %. (AOR for 4-7 days/week = 3.21; 95 % CI 1.12, 9.14) more days of the week. Maternal food insecurity is associated with weekly intake of certain foods and drinks. Among toddlers, consumption of fewer vegetables and fruit, and more soda may help explain the link between food insecurity and poor health. HHS Public Access

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“…Additionally, maternal depressive symptoms are strongly associated with food insecurity and with poor child development and behaviour (4,9,10) , and depression has been found to mediate the relationship between exposure to domestic violence and food security (11,12) . Overall, stress, anxiety, poor mental health and exposure to violence are strongly associated with food insecurity among adults and children (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) . Most food security studies investigate family characteristics at a singular moment in time; however, some exemplary studies have investigated the causes and characteristics of caregivers' mental health status retrospectively.…”

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The relationship between childhood adversity and food insecurity: ‘It’s like a bird nesting in your head’

Chilton

Knowles

Rabinowich³

et al. 2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Adverse childhood experiences, including abuse, neglect and household instability, affect lifelong health and economic potential. The present study investigates how adverse childhood experiences are associated with food insecurity by exploring caregivers' perceptions of the impact of their childhood adversity on educational attainment, employment and mental health. Design: Semi-structured audio-recorded in-person interviews that included (i) quantitative measures of maternal and child health, adverse childhood experiences (range: 0-10) and food security using the US Household Food Security Survey Module; and (ii) qualitative audio-recorded investigations of experiences with abuse, neglect, violence and hunger over participants' lifetimes.

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A Framework for Understanding the Association Between Food Insecurity and Children’s Developmental Outcomes

Cited by 73 publications

References 58 publications

Early participation in prenatal food supplementation program ameliorates the negative association of food insecurity with quality of maternal-infant interaction

Early participation in prenatal food supplementation program ameliorates the negative association of food insecurity with quality of maternal-infant interaction

Is Maternal Food Security a Predictor of Food and Drink Intake Among Toddlers in Oregon?

The relationship between childhood adversity and food insecurity: ‘It’s like a bird nesting in your head’

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