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The Impact Of Nutrition Education On Food Security Status And Food-Related Behaviors, Jamie A. Farrell
The Impact Of Nutrition Education On Food Security Status And Food-Related Behaviors, Jamie A. Farrell
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Food insecure individuals do not always have access to adequate food for a healthy lifestyle and are at high risk of detrimental health outcomes. Researchers hypothesize that food insecurity leads to changes in dietary practices, including greater overall food purchase in times of adequate resources and purchase of low-cost, unhealthful foods when resources are constrained. Most measures of food insecurity do not measure changes in dietary practices and dietary quality. Research findings suggest education that provides alternative strategies to manage resources and improve dietary practices can improve food insecurity.
We assessed the relationship between 1) food security and ability to …