Associations between food insecurity, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and body mass index among adult females

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1741-1745

  Jilcott, Stephanie B ^a   Wall Bassett, Elizabeth D ^b   Burke, Sloane C ^c   Moore, Justin B ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 82455175423     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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