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Assessment of Social Transmission of Food Preferences Behaviors
Published on: January 25, 2018
Food Insecurity and Family Dynamics: A Systematic Review
Sudarshan Krishnamurthy1, Joshua S Chait, Menaka N Reddy
1Author Affiliations: Department of Internal Medicine (Mr Krishnamurthy), Department of Pediatrics (Dr Skelton), Center for Prevention Science in Child and Family Health (Dr Skelton), Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Messrs Krishnamurthy and Chait, Ms Reddy, and Mr Galli), Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Food insecurity is linked to family dynamics, impacting child development. This review confirms a connection between food insecurity and family functioning, potentially affecting children's long-term health.
Area of Science:
- Family dynamics and child development
- Public health and nutrition
Background:
- Undernutrition affects childhood outcomes, but the link between food insecurity and family dynamics is under-researched.
- This systematic review validates evidence on the relationship between food insecurity and family dynamics.
Approach:
- Systematic literature review of Embase, PubMed, and Scopus databases.
- Included peer-reviewed articles (post-1996) using standardized measures of family function and food insecurity.
- Two reviewers independently assessed study eligibility and quality.
Key Points:
- Fifteen studies were included after an April 2022 search.
- All studies met quality assessment criteria.
- Evidence suggests a potential relationship between food insecurity and family dynamics.
Conclusions:
- Food insecurity negatively impacts multiple aspects of healthy family functioning.
- Unhealthy family dynamics associated with food insecurity can lead to childhood trauma.
- This can increase the risk of physical and mental health disorders in children later in life.
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