The Association between Food Insecurity and Obesity in Children-The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 115, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 751-758

  Kaur, Jasbir ^a   Lamb, Molly M ^a,b,c   Ogden, Cynthia L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Food Science and Human Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Child level; Food insecurity; National health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES); Obesity; Personal

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928211972     PISSN: 22122672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2015.01.003     Document Type: Article

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