Hunger in Children in the United States: Potential Behavioral and Emotional Correlates

Kleinman, Ronald E.; Murphy, John; Little, Michelle; Pagano, Maria E.; Wehler, Cheryl; Regal, Kenneth; Jellinek, Michael S.

doi:10.1542/peds.101.1.e3

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“…The relation has been shown between hunger and susceptibility to disease 4 ; adverse medical outcomes for people with chronic illness 3 ; and abnormal growth patterns, 15 anxiety and aggression, 16 poor academic performance, and need for special educational services 17 among children. Adequate caloric and micronutrient intakes are critical to improve the health of members of our communities.…”

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Hunger in legal immigrants in California, Texas, and Illinois

Kasper

Gupta²,

Tran³

et al. 2000

Am J Public Health

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A B S T R A C TObjectives. This study determined the prevalence of food insecurity and hunger in low-income legal immigrants.Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of Latino andAsian legal immigrants attending urban clinics and community centers in California, Texas, and Illinois with a food security questionnaire.Results. Among 630 respondents, 40% of the households were food insecure without hunger and 41% were food insecure with hunger. Independent predictors of hunger were income below federal poverty level (odds ratio [OR] = 2.72, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.72, 4.30), receipt of food stamps (OR= 2.53, 95% CI = 1.57, 4.09), Latino ethnicity (OR = 2.39, 95% CI = 1.49, 3.82), and poor English (OR = 1.76, 95% CI = 1.10, 2.82).Conclusions. The prevalence of hunger among low-income legal immigrants is unacceptably high. Access to food assistance programs is important for the health and well-being of this pop-

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Section: Figure 1-comparison Of Prevalences Of Food Security Categoriesmentioning

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Hunger in legal immigrants in California, Texas, and Illinois

Kasper

Gupta²,

Tran³

et al. 2000

Am J Public Health

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“…Pruebas rigurosas de la FSS han confirmado el marco conceptual subyacente y su utilidad para vigilar el estado de seguridad alimentaria. 10,11 Diferentes estudios han demostrado la asociación entre inseguridad alimentaria y factores adversos, tales como consumo inadecuado de energía y nutrimentos, 12 disminución en los suministros alimentarios en el hogar, 13 problemas emocionales en niños, 14 y obesidad. [15][16][17][18] Estudios, con una versión traducida al español, de la escala Radimer/Cornell, indican que el cuestionario tiene alguna validez en la población latina de bajos ingresos.…”

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Inseguridad alimentaria en latinos de California: observaciones de grupos focales

Melgar‐Quiñonez¹,

Kaiser²,

Martin³

et al. 2003

Salud pública Méx

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Objective. To assess the perception and experience with food insecurity among Latinos living in California, as well as their interpretation of the items included in the Food Security Scale. Material and Methods. A series of four focus groups were carried out among 30 adults of Latin-American descent living in California. The participant's responses were coded by two researchers to identify the main issues, and to compare them for assessing their convergence. Results. The items were well understood and were not perceived as offensive. The conceptual framework was confirmed as a "managed process" with different severity levels. The causes of food insecurity were: unemployment, high cost of some food items, and lack of nutritional information.

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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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Hunger in Children in the United States: Potential Behavioral and Emotional Correlates

Cited by 319 publications

References 22 publications

Hunger in legal immigrants in California, Texas, and Illinois

Hunger in legal immigrants in California, Texas, and Illinois

Inseguridad alimentaria en latinos de California: observaciones de grupos focales

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

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