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food insecurity

Etiology: - socioeconomic & environmental factors - inadequate planned parenthood Epidemiology: - 16,000,000 US children (21%) live in households without consistent access to adequate food [1] Complications: - low food security is associated with increased risk for premature death - increased risk of 80% with very low food security [2] Management: - American Academy of Pediatrics recommends screening forfood insecurity - 2 question screening tool (for parents) - in the past year, have you worried whether food would run out before you were able to buy more? - does the food you purchase last until you have enough money to buy more?

Interactions

disease interactions

Related

hunger starvation

General

sign/symptom

References

  1. American Academy of Pediatrics Promoting Food Security for All Children Pediatrics. Oct 23, 2015 PMID: 26498462 http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2015/10/20/peds.2015-3301
  2. Ma H, Wanng X, Li X et al. Food insecurity and premature mortality and life expectancy in the US. JAMA Intern Med 2024 Jan 29; [e-pub]. PMID: 38285593 PMCID: PMC10825785 (available on 2025-01-29) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2814488
  3. 2-1-1 (a free and confidential resource that helps people across North America find the local resources they need) http://www.211.org/ - Healthy Food Bank Hub http://healthyfoodbankhub.feedingamerica.org/ - USDA ChooseMyPlate.com. Healthy Eating on a Budget http://www.choosemyplate.gov/budget