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Adolescent-Reported Food Insecurity: Correlates of Dietary Intake and School Lunch Behavior.

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Duke, NN
Published in: Int J Environ Res Public Health
June 21, 2021

Much of what is known about food insecurity (FI) experiences for young people is based on caregiver report. As such, our understanding of relationships between youth FI and dietary intake (DI) may be limited, particularly among adolescents who often eat away from home. This study examined relationships between youth-reported past-month FI, past-week DI, and school lunch behavior. Data are from middle and high school participants in the 2019 Minnesota Student Survey (N = 125,375), one of the longest-running youth surveys in the US. Logistic regression assessed relationships between FI and DI, including fruit, vegetable, milk, sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB), and fast food consumption, and school lunch behavior, adjusting for demographic, physical, and emotional health indicators. Past-month FI was associated with reduced odds of meeting minimum thresholds for daily fruit, vegetable, and milk intake, and increased odds of daily SSB and frequent fast food consumption. Among food-insecure students, no participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or NSLP participation uncertainty was associated with increased odds of skipping lunch. Findings suggest the importance of clinical and community innovations to prevent the loss of nutritional quality in favor of energy density for youth and families experiencing FI.

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Published In

Int J Environ Res Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

Publication Date

June 21, 2021

Volume

18

Issue

12

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Schools
  • Minnesota
  • Lunch
  • Humans
  • Food Services
  • Food Insecurity
  • Eating
  • Diet
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
 

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Duke, N. N. (2021). Adolescent-Reported Food Insecurity: Correlates of Dietary Intake and School Lunch Behavior. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126647
Duke, Naomi Nichele. “Adolescent-Reported Food Insecurity: Correlates of Dietary Intake and School Lunch Behavior.Int J Environ Res Public Health 18, no. 12 (June 21, 2021). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126647.
Duke NN. Adolescent-Reported Food Insecurity: Correlates of Dietary Intake and School Lunch Behavior. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 21;18(12).
Duke, Naomi Nichele. “Adolescent-Reported Food Insecurity: Correlates of Dietary Intake and School Lunch Behavior.Int J Environ Res Public Health, vol. 18, no. 12, June 2021. Pubmed, doi:10.3390/ijerph18126647.
Duke NN. Adolescent-Reported Food Insecurity: Correlates of Dietary Intake and School Lunch Behavior. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jun 21;18(12).

Published In

Int J Environ Res Public Health

DOI

EISSN

1660-4601

Publication Date

June 21, 2021

Volume

18

Issue

12

Location

Switzerland

Related Subject Headings

  • Toxicology
  • Schools
  • Minnesota
  • Lunch
  • Humans
  • Food Services
  • Food Insecurity
  • Eating
  • Diet
  • Cross-Sectional Studies