The supplemental nutrition assistance program, food insecurity, dietary quality, and obesity among US adults

B.T. Nguyen, K. Shuval, F. Bertmann and A.L. Yaroch

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 7, 1453-1459

Abstract: Objectives. We examined whether Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation changes associations between food insecurity, dietary quality, and weight among US adults. Methods. We analyzed adult dietary intake data (n = 8333) from the 2003 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Bivariate and multivariable methods assessed associations of SNAP participation and 4 levels of food security with diet and weight. Measures of dietary quality were the Healthy Eating Index 2010, total caloric intake, empty calories, and solid fat; weight measures were body mass index (BMI), overweight, and obesity. Results. SNAP participants with marginal food security had lower BMI (1.83 kg/m2; P

Keywords: body mass; catering service; cross-sectional study; diet; female; food assistance; human; male; middle aged; nutrition; obesity; socioeconomics; standards; statistics and numerical data; United States, Body Mass Index; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Female; Food Assistance; Food Supply; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Nutrition Surveys; Obesity; Socioeconomic Factors; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302580

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