Is food insecurity related to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents? A summary of studies, 1995-2009

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Eisenmann, J C ^a   Gundersen, C ^b   Lohman, B J ^c   Garasky, S ^c   Stewart, S D ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood overweight; Food insecurity; Paediatric obesity; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

EID: 79955031502     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00820.x     Document Type: Review

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