Food insecurity, nutrition insecurity, and self-reported health among newcomer Manitoba youth: A cross-sectional
Tressa Alexiuk1, Bhanu Pilli1, Aynslie Hinds2
1Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Abstract:
Many youth in Manitoba are not food secure. Newcomer youth may be more vulnerable to food insecurity. Further, it has been suggested that being food secure does not ensure a nutritionally adequate diet. This study examined survey data from 1,347 grade nine students to describe and compare food security by newcomer status. Survey data were also used to compare the dietary intakes, eating behaviors, and self-reported health of newcomer youth by food security status. Food security status between newcomer and non-newcomer youth was not significantly different, however, being food secure was not enough to have optimal nutritional health and well-being.
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