The Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Dietary Patterns, and Obesity

Current Nutrition Reports

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 54-60

  Morales, Mary E ^a   Berkowitz, Seth A ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary patterns; Food insecurity; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIET; FOLLOW UP; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD INSECURITY; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 85045874279     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21613311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13668-016-0153-y     Document Type: Review

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