Indirect Effects of Food Insecurity on Body Mass Index Through Feeding Style and Dietary Quality Among Low-Income Hispanic Preschoolers

Abstract

Objective: To investigate if food insecurity affects child body mass index (BMI) through parental feeding demandingness and/or responsiveness and dietary quality 18 months later among lowincome Hispanic preschoolers.

The Determinants of Food Insecurity Among Hispanic/Latinx Households With Young Children: A Narrative Review

“… High Limited generalizability The list of the most reported food supplies by these Californian Latino families is very similar to that reported in the Chicago validation study Cross-sectional data prevent the drawing of causal inferences. Kamdar et al., 2019 [ 47 ] Examine the effects of food insecurity on a child’s body mass index through a complex series of pathways that involve parental feeding demandingness and responsiveness and child dietary quality. Hispanic parent-preschooler (4–5 y) dyads in Houston, Texas, US; (n = 137).…”

“…Buscemi et al., 2011 [ 41 ], Chilton et al., 2009 [ 43 ], Denney et al., 2020 [ 44 ], Gross et al., 2019 [ 36 ], Innella et al., 2015 [ 54 ], Pineros-Leano et al., 2019 [ 38 ] 6. Bermúdez-Millán et al., 2011 [ 35 ], Chavez et al., 2007 [ 42 ], Gross et al., 2019 [ 36 ], Himmelgreen et al., 2000 [ 33 ], Kaiser et al., 2003 [ 46 ], Kamdar et al., 2019 [ 47 ], Lindsay et al., 2009 [ 37 ], Ochoa et al., 2017 [ 55 ], Pineros-Leano et al., 2019 [ 38 ], Nederveld et al. 2021 [ 39 ] 7.…”

“…Abrams et al., 2020 [ 34 ], Bermúdez-Millán et al., 2011 [ 35 ], Chavez et al., 2007 [ 42 ], Chilton et al., 2009 [ 43 ], Dhokarh et al., 2011 [ 45 ], Gonzalez, A. 2020 [ 59 ], Gross et al., 2019 [ 36 ], Himmelgreen et al., 2000 [ 33 ], Kamdar et al., 2019 [ 47 ], Keith-Jennings et al., 2021 [ 56 ], Lindsay et al., 2009 [ 37 ], Sharkey et al., 2013 [ 48 ], Steimle et al., 2021 [ 52 ], Ventura et al. 2022 [ 51 ] 2.…”

“…A total of 27 studies met the criteria for this narrative review (see Table 1 ), with a retrospective cohort study published in 2000 being the earliest study included [ 33 ]. The literature included six qualitative studies [ [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] ], 13 cross-sectional studies [ [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] ], two retrospective cohort studies [ 33 , 53 ], one integrative review [ 54 ], one narrative review [ 55 ], and four reports [ [56] , [57] , [58] , [59] ]. The target population for all the identified literature was low-income Hispanic or Latinx families or caregivers (i.e., mothers or fathers) with children under three and focused on the factors that influenced or exacerbated the household food security status.…”

“…The target population for all the identified literature was low-income Hispanic or Latinx families or caregivers (i.e., mothers or fathers) with children under three and focused on the factors that influenced or exacerbated the household food security status. Based on the scoring system for the strength of evidence, a total of five articles [ 34 , 35 , 44 , 46 , 51 ] were classified as high quality; 13 articles [ [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , 42 , 43 , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , 52 , 53 , 55 ] as medium quality; and five articles [ 33 , 40 , 41 , 45 , 54 ] as low quality. Four articles [ [56] , [57] , [58] , [59] ] did not fit the criteria to be scored for the strength of evidence as they were not systematic reviews, randomized clinical trials, observational studies, or diagnostic test studies.…”