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Association of Food Insecurity and Food Addiction Symptoms: A Secondary Analysis of Two Samples of Low-Income Female Adults
- Source :
- Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vol 122, iss 10
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2022.
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Abstract
- BackgroundHousehold food insecurity persists in the United States and has important implications for health and well-being. Food insecurity in female-identified caregivers is particularly concerning, given its association with their mental health and adverse health outcomes for their children. Food insecurity is associated with disordered eating but, to our knowledge, no prior studies have examined an association between food insecurity and food addiction.ObjectiveOur aim was to examine whether food insecurity is associated with higher food addiction symptom endorsement in low-income female adults.DesignSecondary analysis of baseline data from a quasi-experimental study of a mindfulness-based intervention on gestational weight gain among low-income pregnant individuals and an observational study of low-income families.Participants/settingParticipants in study 1 (n= 208) were English-speaking, low-income pregnant individuals with overweight or obesity, recruited in California from 2011 to 2013. Participants in study 2 (n= 181) were English-speaking, low-income female caregivers for children aged 8 through 10 years, recruited in Michigan from 2018 to 2019. Both studies recruited participants from community health clinics, social service agencies, and online advertisements.Main outcome measuresThe primary outcome measure was food addiction symptoms, assessed by the Yale Food Addiction Scale.Statistical analysisMultivariate Poisson regression was used to examine the association between household food insecurity and food addiction symptoms in each sample, adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics.ResultsIn study 1, pregnant individuals in food-insecure households reported 21% higher food addiction symptoms than pregnant individuals in food-secure households (incidence rate ratio 1.21; 95% CI 1.00 to 1.47; P= .047). In study 2, caregivers in food-insecure households had 56% higher food addiction symptoms than caregivers in food-secure households (incidence rate ratio 1.56; 95% CI 1.01 to 2.40; P= .045).ConclusionsThese findings provide preliminary support for a relationship between household food insecurity and food addiction. Future research should examine potential mechanisms and whether interventions to reduce food insecurity lower risk of food addiction.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities
Clinical Sciences
Food addiction
Food Supply
Pregnancy
Clinical Research
Behavioral and Social Science
Humans
Obesity
Child
Poverty
Nutrition
Pediatric
Nutrition and Dietetics
Food insecurity
Prevention
Low-income
General Medicine
United States
Brain Disorders
Food Insecurity
Mental Health
Good Health and Well Being
Anthropology
Female
Zero Hunger
Food Addiction
Maternal health
Food Science
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Details
- ISSN :
- 22122672
- Volume :
- 122
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d00faa3353266f41e03fe0c4a784ce57