The Economics of Food Insecurity in the United States

Gundersen, Craig; Kreider, Brent; Pepper, John V.

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“…Roles of economic resources have been studied using different economic indicators -for instance, poverty status, liquid assets and unemployment -to account for food insecurity in various ways beyond a simple link between food insecurity and income (5) . The present study focused on the relationship between unemployment and food insecurity, considering the recent economic recession and high unemployment rate.…”

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Unemployment and household food hardship in the economic recession

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Kim

Birkenmaier

2015

Public Health Nutr.

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Unemployment and household food hardship in the economic recession

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Birkenmaier

2015

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“…Despite this support, food insecurity remains as high as 37% among participants in these programs. 3,4 Given the current overlap between communities with high rates of food insecurity and those with high rates of obesity, extensive research has been conducted to better understand the relationship between food insecurity and weight. In adults, food insecurity has been clearly associated with increased obesity, particularly in women.…”

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Food Insecurity and Obesogenic Maternal Infant Feeding Styles and Practices in Low-Income Families

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Food insecurity has been linked to childhood obesity in a number of studies. Few studies have explored potential pathways through which food insecurity is related to child weight, especially in low-income families with young infants. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:We found that food insecurity was related to maternal controlling feeding styles and concerns about the infants' future weight. Early obesity prevention should aim to decrease food insecurity and to reduce controlling feeding styles in families who remain food insecure. abstract OBJECTIVES: We explored the relationship between household food insecurity and maternal feeding styles, infant feeding practices, and perceptions and attitudes about infant weight in low-income mothers. METHODS: Mothers participating in the Special Supplemental FoodProgram for Women, Infants, and Children with infants aged between 2 weeks and 6 months were interviewed. By using regression analyses, the following relationships were examined between food insecurity and: (1) controlling feeding styles (restrictive and pressuring); (2) infant feeding practices, including breastfeeding, juice consumption, and adding cereal to the bottle; and (3) perceptions and attitudes about infant weight. Path analysis was used to determine if perceptions and attitudes about infant weight mediated the relationships between food insecurity and controlling feeding styles. ). This concern mediated the relationship between food insecurity and both restrictive (P = .009) and pressuring (P = .01) feeding styles. RESULTS:CONCLUSIONS: Increased concern about future overweight and controlling feeding styles represent potential mechanisms by which food insecurity could be related to obesity. Obesity prevention should aim to decrease food insecurity and to reduce controlling feeding styles in families who remain food insecure. Pediatrics 2012;130:254-261

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“…2 In response to concerns about food insecurity, many nutrition assistance programs exist in the U.S., with SNAP being the largest (Coleman-Jensen et al 2012). Gundersen and Kreider (2011) …nd a bene…cial, causal e¤ect of SNAP participation on food security after accounting for non-random selection and measurement error in reports of both SNAP participation and food insecurity. Schanzenbach (2009) and Millimet et al (2010) …nd a detrimental, causal e¤ect of NSLP participation on child obesity.…”

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Partial identification of the long-run causal effect of food security on child health

Millimet

Roy

2014

Empir Econ

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The Economics of Food Insecurity in the United States

Cited by 377 publications

References 68 publications

Unemployment and household food hardship in the economic recession

Unemployment and household food hardship in the economic recession

Food Insecurity and Obesogenic Maternal Infant Feeding Styles and Practices in Low-Income Families

Partial identification of the long-run causal effect of food security on child health

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