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Food insecurity and chronic disease.

Barbara A Laraia1

  • 1Division of Community Health and Human Development, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA. laraiab@chc.ucsf.edu

Advances in Nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)
|March 16, 2013
PubMed
Summary

Household food insecurity can lead to unhealthy eating habits and weight gain, increasing chronic disease risk, particularly in women. Stress from food scarcity may also contribute to visceral fat accumulation and disease development.

Area of Science:

  • Nutrition Science
  • Public Health
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Household food insecurity is linked to consumption of inexpensive, energy-dense foods.
  • Cyclical food availability (scarcity at month's end) may drive weight gain.
  • Food insecurity is associated with increased risk of chronic conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the literature on food insecurity's impact on diet, weight gain, and chronic disease, especially in women.
  • To propose a framework for understanding how food insecurity potentiates chronic disease development.

Main Methods:

  • Symposium review paper summarizing existing literature.
  • Focus on pathways involving diet, weight gain, and stress response.

Main Results:

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  • Food insecurity is associated with poor dietary choices and weight gain.
  • Stress responses activated by food insecurity can promote visceral fat accumulation.
  • These factors contribute to the development of chronic diseases.

Conclusions:

  • Household food insecurity significantly impacts diet, weight, and chronic disease risk.
  • The stress response, particularly during critical developmental periods, is a key mechanism linking food insecurity to chronic disease.
  • Further research and interventions are needed to address these health disparities.