Food security status among grade 5 students in Nova Scotia, Canada and its association with health outcomes

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 2943-2951

  Kirk, Sara F L ^a,b   Kuhle, Stefan ^c   McIsaac, Jessie Lee D ^a,d   Williams, Patty L ^e   Rossiter, Melissa ^e   Ohinmaa, Arto ^d   Veugelers, Paul J ^d  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SAINT VINCENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Diet quality; Food insecurity; Food security; Health outcomes; Psychosocial factors; Quality of life; Schools; Weight status

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; DIET; FAMILY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT;

AFFECT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DIET; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NOVA SCOTIA; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84948565794     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014001414     Document Type: Review

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