Food Insecurity and Diabetes in Developed Societies

Current Diabetes Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Essien, Utibe R ^a,b   Shahid, Naysha N ^a   Berkowitz, Seth A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central Adiposity; Diabetes; Food insecurity; Nutrition; Prediabetes

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES CONTROL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD INSECURITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; POVERTY; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CATERING SERVICE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; META ANALYSIS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84979261585     PISSN: 15344827     EISSN: 15390829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11892-016-0774-y     Document Type: Review

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