Prevalance and Associations of Food Insecurity in Children with Diabetes Mellitus

Marjerrison, Stacey; Cummings, Elizabeth A.; Glanville, N. Theresa; Kirk, Sara F. L.; Ledwell, Mary

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.10.003

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“…Some have argued that health care providers should screen patients for food insecurity and then assist them to access additional supports, such as the publicly funded food assistance programs available in the US. 10,41 However, in Canada, there are no publicly funded programs designed to prevent or alleviate food insecurity and the existing ad hoc community-based food charities and other food programs lack the capacity to alter household food insecurity. 42−45 Thus, health care providers have little chance of altering patients' circumstances through referrals.…”

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Association between household food insecurity and annual health care costs

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Oliveira

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Association between household food insecurity and annual health care costs

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Cheng

Oliveira

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“…Among Type 2 diabetics several studies have shown that food insecurity is associated with poorer disease management and lower quality of life (Maddigan et al, 2006) and greater reported hospitalizations (Marjerrison et al, 2011). Nelson et al (2001) used data on 1,503 individuals from the NHANES III data defined on the basis of whether they reported that a doctor had told them they had diabetes.…”

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“…However, one study in Canada (Marjerrison et al, 2011) reported that children with diabetes mellitus were more likely to be in a food insecure household, although this effect disappeared when other covariates were accounted for (e.g., parental education). The authors hypothesized that these covariates ''diluted'' the strength of the individual effects.…”

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

Hadley

Crooks

2012

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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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“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Adults in food-insecure households report poorer physical and mental health outcomes, including higher rates of diabetes, heart disease and mental illness. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The experience of food insecurity also leaves a permanent mark on children, making them more susceptible to such conditions as depression and asthma later in life. 3,11,12 There has been considerable research to examine the conditions that give rise to household food insecurity in Canada.…”

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Changes in household food insecurity rates in Canadian metropolitan areas from 2007 to 2012

Sriram

Tarasuk

2015

Can J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES:The socio-demographic characteristics of food-insecure households in Canada have been well characterized, but there is little understanding of what drives the prevalence rates. This study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of household food insecurity by census metropolitan area (CMA), compare prevalence rates within CMAs and within provinces over time, and assess the effect of local area economic characteristics on changes in CMA food insecurity rates. METHODS:Data from the 2007-2012 annual components of the Canadian Community Health Survey were used to generate food insecurity rates for 33 CMAs and the corresponding nine provinces, and to compare changes in prevalence over time. Fixed-effects multiple linear regression analysis was applied to examine associations between changes in food insecurity and local area economic factors, considering peak unemployment rate, average number of Employment Insurance beneficiaries, vacancy rate, poverty rate and poverty gap.RESULTS: Food insecurity rates ranged from 19.9% in Halifax to 9.0% in Quebec City in 2011-2012. Rates within and between CMAs were much more variable than provincial rates. Between 2007Between -2008Between and 2011Between -2012, the prevalence increased significantly in Halifax, Montreal, Peterborough, Guelph, Calgary and Abbotsford, but decreased in Hamilton. Among the economic characteristics examined, only rising peak unemployment rates were linked to increases in food insecurity in CMAs. CONCLUSIONS:Our results suggest that policy initiatives to expand employment opportunities, improve the quality and stability of employment, and increase benefits for disadvantaged workers could reduce the prevalence of food insecurity within CMAs.KEY WORDS: Food insecurity; census metropolitan areas; unemployment; Canada La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.

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Prevalance and Associations of Food Insecurity in Children with Diabetes Mellitus

Cited by 57 publications

References 10 publications

Association between household food insecurity and annual health care costs

Association between household food insecurity and annual health care costs

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

Changes in household food insecurity rates in Canadian metropolitan areas from 2007 to 2012

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