The Varying Effects of the Food, Built, and Socioeconomic Environment on BMI

Kuo, Tony

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“…However, alternative food program strategies, such as community gardens, farmer's markets, food procurement policies, and/or redistribution of surplus food to households in need, especially at free food events, have evolved into a practical intervention for providing healthier food options that are nutritionally and ecologically sustainable [5,6]. This evolution in strategy is in part driven by a growing recognition that preventing obesity and related chronic conditions requires addressing these conditions as well as food insecurity/hunger at more upstream levels [5][6][7][8]. In recent years, national investments in these alternative program strategies, which includes policy, systems, and environmental change interventions (PSEs), have increased and have become a larger part of several federal agencies' portfolios, including for the USDA [9] and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [10].…”

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Food Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Chronic Conditions among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Participants Attending Free Food and Produce Events

Saxena

Caldwell

Ramos³

et al. 2022

Obesities

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Non-traditional settings, such as schools, early childhood education programs, and healthcare clinics, can play a critical role in preventing obesity by providing free and nutritious food outside of food pantries to households that are experiencing low or very low food security, particularly during emergency situations. This evaluation study describes a low-income population that attended free food and produce distribution events during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a cross-sectional survey was administered to this group (n = 1498) to assess their food security status, fruit and vegetable (F+V) consumption, and prevalence of chronic disease condition(s). Program and event assessments were carried out using descriptive, bivariate, and multivariable logistic regression analyses. More than a quarter (26%) of the participants attended the free food events for the first time. Approximately 70% reported some level of low food security, 57% to 64% did not meet F+V intake recommendations, and 37% had a diet-related chronic disease condition. In the adjusted models, households with very low food security had lower odds of meeting F+V recommendations (aOR, 0.41, 95% CI, 0.28, 0.58 and aOR, 0.27, 95% CI, 0.19, 0.39, respectively) and higher odds of having a chronic condition (aOR, 3.49, 95% CI, 2.34, 5.20) than those with high or marginal food security. Given these experiences, future research should examine how safety net food assistance programs can incorporate alternative service/distribution models to improve the nutritional value of the foods they offer.

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Food Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Chronic Conditions among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Participants Attending Free Food and Produce Events

Saxena

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Ramos³

et al. 2022

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Disentangling racial/ethnic and income disparities of food retail Environments: Impacts on adult obesity prevalence

Wang

Cao

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An Expanding Role for Nonvisual Opsins in Extraocular Light Sensing Physiology

Andrabi

Upton

Lang

et al. 2023

Annu. Rev. Vis. Sci.

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We live on a planet that is bathed in daily and seasonal sunlight cycles. In this context, terrestrial life forms have evolved mechanisms that directly harness light energy (plants) or decode light information for adaptive advantage. In animals, the main light sensors are a family of G protein–coupled receptors called opsins. Opsin function is best described for the visual sense. However, most animals also use opsins for extraocular light sensing for seasonal behavior and camouflage. While it has long been believed that mammals do not have an extraocular light sensing capacity, recent evidence suggests otherwise. Notably, encephalopsin (OPN3) and neuropsin (OPN5) are both known to mediate extraocular light sensing in mice. Examples of this mediation include photoentrainment of circadian clocks in skin (by OPN5) and acute light-dependent regulation of metabolic pathways (by OPN3 and OPN5). This review summarizes current findings in the expanding field of extraocular photoreception and their relevance for human physiology. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Vision Science, Volume 9 is September 2023. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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The Varying Effects of the Food, Built, and Socioeconomic Environment on BMI

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Food Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Chronic Conditions among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Participants Attending Free Food and Produce Events

Food Security, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Chronic Conditions among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Participants Attending Free Food and Produce Events

Disentangling racial/ethnic and income disparities of food retail Environments: Impacts on adult obesity prevalence

An Expanding Role for Nonvisual Opsins in Extraocular Light Sensing Physiology

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