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  • 1Escuela de Salud Pública de México, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca Morelos, México.. xiomara.arriaga@insp.edu.mx.

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Food insecurity is linked to overweight and obesity in rural Mexican women. This highlights a significant public health issue requiring urgent national attention and intervention strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Nutrition Science
  • Epidemiology

Context:

  • Focuses on adult women in rural Mexico.
  • Utilizes data from the 2018 and 2020 National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut 2018-2020).
  • Examines the intersection of food security and nutritional status.

Purpose:

  • To describe the association between food insecurity (FI) and malnutrition in rural Mexican adult women.
  • To analyze the relationship between FI and overweight/obesity (O/O).

Summary:

  • A significant association was found between overweight/obesity and moderate food insecurity (OR 1.35, p=0.001).
  • Prevalence of overweight and obesity was high at 76% among the studied women.
  • Food insecurity is associated with overweight and obesity in rural adult women, driven by structural and individual factors.

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Impact:

  • Underscores the need for immediate national actions to address the issue.
  • Highlights the complex interplay of factors contributing to malnutrition and food insecurity.
  • Provides evidence for targeted public health interventions in rural populations.