“…Among children, the relationship between food insecurity and weight gain is unclear. While some studies associate food insecurity with poor weight gain (Elder et al, 2000;Olson, 1999;Townsend, Peerson, Love, Achterbeng & Murphy, 2001), others state that it increases a child's BMI (Auslander, Haire-Joshu, Houston, Williams & Krebill, 2000;Brinberg, Axelson, & Price, 2000;Resnicow et al, 2000).…”