Family food insufficiency is related to overweight among preschoolers’

Dubois, Lise; Farmer, Anna; Girard, Manon; Porcherie, Marion

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.002

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“…However, it is possible that an association between food insecurity and obesity may only emerge over time and our population may be too young to see an association. It is also possible that more severe food insufficiency is associated with obesity, 31 and our study did not capture a population that reflects this level of severity. Studies suggest that caregivers in food insecure households will compromise their nutrition to protect young children from the effects of food insecurity.…”

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Difficulty buying food, BMI, and eating habits in young children

Fuller

Maguire²,

Carsley

et al. 2017

Can J Public Health

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on behalf of the TARGetKids! Collaboration ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To determine whether parent report of difficulty buying food was associated with child body mass index (BMI) z-score or with eating habits in young children.METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study in primary care offices in Toronto, Ontario. Subjects were children aged 1-5 years and their caregivers, recruited through the TARGet Kids! Research Network from July 2008 to August 2011. Regression models were developed to test the association between parent report of difficulty buying food because of cost and the following outcomes: child BMI z-score, parent's report of child's intake of fruit and vegetables, fruit juice and sweetened beverages, and fast food. Confounders included child's age, sex, birth weight, maternal BMI, education, ethnicity, immigration status, and neighbourhood income. RESULTS:The study sample consisted of 3333 children. Data on difficulty buying food were available for 3099 children, and 431 of these (13.9%) were from households reporting difficulty buying food. There was no association with child BMI z-score (p = 0.86). Children from households reporting difficulty buying food (compared with never having difficulty buying food) had increased odds of consuming three or fewer servings of fruits and vegetables per day (odds ratio [OR]: 1.31, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.03-1.69), more than one serving of fruit juice/sweetened beverage per day (OR: 1.60, 95% CI: 1.28-2.00), and, among children 1-2 years old, one or more servings of fast food per week (OR: 2.91, 95% CI: 1.67-5.08).CONCLUSION: Parental report of difficulty buying food is associated with less optimal eating habits in children but not with BMI z-score.KEY WORDS: Child; obesity; diet; poverty; food supply La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.Can 4 The most recent prevalence of food insecurity reported, also using data from the CCHS, was 12.0% in 2014 in participating provinces and territories. 5Household food insecurity has been associated with multiple nutritional risk factors that may be associated with obesity in toddlers, including lower fruit and vegetable intake 6,7 and higher sugar-sweetened beverage intake, 7 as well as lower levels of physical activity and higher screen time in young children. 8 Poverty hasshown similar associations with nutritional risk. 9 Recent studies have also indicated that food insecurity may lead to obesogenic feeding behaviours, such as restriction of food and pressure to eat, in infants. 10 However, studies examining food insecurity as a predictor of obesity in young children have shown conflicting results. 11While some studies have examined food insecurity in the US using national-level data, research specific to the Canadian population is important, as mechanisms of public income and We thank Deborah Frank for her thoughtful feedback on our manuscript. We thank all of the participating families for their time and involvement in TARGet Kids! and are grateful to all practitioners who are currently involved in t...

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Difficulty buying food, BMI, and eating habits in young children

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Maguire²,

Carsley

et al. 2017

Can J Public Health

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“…We reviewed 21 studies from higher income countries that examined the association between food insecurity and child nutritional status (Alaimo et al, 2001;Casey et al, 2001;Kaiser et al, 2002;Matheson et al, 2002a;Jones et al, 2003;Bhattacharya et al, 2004;Jyoti et al, 2005;Casey et al, 2006;Dubois et al, 2006;Rose and Bodor, 2006;Martin and Ferris, 2007;Smith and Richards, 2008;Gundersen et al, 2008aGundersen et al, ,b,2009Metallinos-Katsaras et al, 2009;Yu et al, 2010). Of those, 13 reported no relationship between food insecurity and child overweight or obesity; although many included multiple subgroup tests that revealed ''pockets'' of statistical significance.…”

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Coping and the biosocial consequences of food insecurity in the 21st century

Hadley

Crooks

2012

American J Phys Anthropol

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Food security occurs when all members of a household have reliable access to food in sufficient quantity and quality to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle. Given the important biological and social value of food for humans, food and food sufficiency have been traditional topics of study among biological anthropologists. The focus on food insecurity, however, has emerged within the past two decades and recent global events, including the food crisis of 2007/2008, have led to renewed interests in the topic of food insecurity and wellbeing. Here, we review current and novel threats to food security, current thinking on measurement and definitions, and then outline a model that links food insecurity to coping strategies and then to health outcomes. We suggest that coping strategies are typically context-specific and can be food and nonfood based. We further suggest that coping strategies may impact health quite broadly, not just through nutritional pathways. We then review available data on the relationship between food insecurity and nutritional status, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, and mental health. Our review highlights the far reaching consequences of food insecurity for human wellbeing but also the considerable variability in its effect and our limited empirical knowledge of the pathways through which food insecurity impacts health. We conclude by offering thoughts on how biological anthropologists might contribute to growing our understanding of food insecurity and human health and wellbeing. Yrbk Phys Anthropol 55:72-94, 2012. V

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“…The definitions of overweight and obesity were based on average centiles published by Cole et al 13 These cutoff points are linked to the widely accepted adult cutoff points of a BMI of 25 kg/m 2 (overweight) and 30 kg/m 2 (obesity). As in other studies, 14,15 the cutoff for the adult BMI value of 25 kg/m 2 was used exclusively in the analysis, considering simultaneously overweight and obese children in the same group, and other children in other group, which allowed for statistical analysis considering binary outcomes (logistic regression). Throughout the paper, unless stated otherwise, it can be assumed that overweight group includes also the obese children.…”

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Maternal weigh gain during pregnancy and overweight in Portuguese children

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Objective: The objective of our study was to assess the association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and childhood overweight. Design: This study was a cross-sectional analysis. Setting: The data were derived from a community-based survey of children from primary schools of Portugal. Subjects: The study was performed in a sample of 6-12-year-old Portuguese school children (2445 girls and 2400 boys; age was 8.570.91 years). Measurements: Height and weight were measured according to international standards, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. The definition of overweight was based on average centiles according to the International Obesity Task Force cutoffs. Children's parents completed a self-administered questionnaire, which provided information on general family background characteristics, maternal weight gain during pregnancy and children's physical activity. The response rate was 70.6%. Children's dietary intake was measured using a 24-h dietary recall. Logistic regression models were fitted to estimate the magnitude of the association between maternal weight gain during pregnancy and overweight in their children, adjusting for confounders (gender, age, birthweight, order of birth, breastfeeding, smoking during pregnancy, physical activity, parental BMI, parental education, calcium to protein ratio and energy intake). Results: The prevalence of overweight (including obesity) was 29% in boys and 33% in girls. The odds favouring overweight (including obesity) increased significantly for those women who gained X16 kg during pregnancy, compared to those with o9 kg , even after adjustment for confounders (crude odds ratio (OR) ¼ 1.53, confidence interval (CI) 95% 1.27-1.84, P-trend o0.001; Adjusted OR ¼ 1.27, CI 95% 1.01-1.61, P-trend ¼ 0.038). Conclusion: Large maternal weight gain during pregnancy (X16 kg) was significantly associated with higher risk of overweight in Portuguese children.

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Family food insufficiency is related to overweight among preschoolers’

Cited by 107 publications

References 47 publications

Difficulty buying food, BMI, and eating habits in young children

Difficulty buying food, BMI, and eating habits in young children

Coping and the biosocial consequences of food insecurity in the 21st century

Maternal weigh gain during pregnancy and overweight in Portuguese children

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