Feeding her children, but risking her health: The intersection of gender, household food insecurity and obesity

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1754-1764

  Martin, Molly A ^a   Lippert, Adam M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food insecurity; Gender; Income; Obesity; Overweight; Parenting; USA

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER ISSUE; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; OBESITY; PARENTAL CARE; POVERTY; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD REARING; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD SECURITY; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; MARRIED WOMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBESITY; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; POVERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE WOMAN; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PARENTING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860257839     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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