Background and Objectives: Depression is the most common mood disorder, which may be experienced by most of the people during their life. Food insecurity may result in mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. The aim of this study was to assess depression status and its relation to household food insecurity in women living in Northwest of Iran. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sect...

OBJECTIVES To identify socio-demographic factors associated with household food insecurity in the Ontario population. METHODS Using data from the Ontario Share File of the 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey, Cycle 2.2, multivariate logistic regression was applied to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of households most likely to report food insecurity. RESULTS Of the estimate...

OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of household food insecurity and compare dietary intake by food security status in a representative Korean population. DESIGN Cross-sectional. Food security status of households was classified using an eighteen-item food security questionnaire. The nutrition survey comprised questions on dietary habits, a 24 h dietary recall and a semi-quantitative FFQ. S...

Child food insecurity is a growing public issue in the United States. In the past decade, research on the relation between food insecurity and children’s health in the United States has increased exponentially. The purpose of this essay is to summarize current studies and provide a comprehensive understanding of food insecurity situation among children in the United States. In summary, a positi...

The main international measure to achieve food security is based on the first United Nations Millennium Development Goals (eradicate hunger and poverty) [2], concurrent with the human right to proper food. It is estimated that one billion people in the world do not have access to sufficient food to meet basic nutritional needs or that they live in a situation of continuous hunger, a situation t...

The objective of this study was to identify correlates of household food insecurity and poor dietary diversity in rural Cambodia. Trained interviewers administered a survey to 900 households in four rural districts of Prey Veng Province, Cambodia. The Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) were used to assess household food insecurity and die...

OBJECTIVES To identify and characterize the determinants of food insecurity among Inuit women. METHODS A community-based study in Igloolik, Nunavut, using semi-structured interviews (n = 36) and focus groups (n = 5) with Inuit women, and key informants interviews with health professionals (n = 13). RESULTS There is a high prevalence of food insecurity among Inuit females in Igloolik, with w...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between household food insecurity and maternal depression in a rural sample to determine whether food insecurity predicted mothers' depression over time or vice versa. DESIGN The study employed a prospective design using three waves of data from 'Rural Families Speak', a multi-state study of low-income rural families i...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between food insecurity, dietary intake, and body mass index among Somali refugee women living in the United States. METHODS Cross-sectional study utilizing the snowball sampling method. RESULTS Most (67%) participants experienced some level of food insecurity, which was common among recent arrivals and those who spoke only Somali at home (P < .05). Inta...

Background: High prevalence of food insecurity experienced by many households in developing countries predisposes them to adopting coping strategies (CSs), some of which may put them at risk of malnutrition. This study assessed the household food insecurity status and CSs in Abeokuta. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted. A total of 250 households were randomly selected in all c...