Food insecurity and emotional health in the USA: a systematic narrative review of longitudinal research

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 20; no. 17; pp. 3200 - 3208
• Main Authors: Bruening, Meg, Dinour, Lauren M, Chavez, Jose B Rosales
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Child; Children; Community Nutrition; Criteria; Emotions; Food; Food security; Food Supply - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Hunger; Literature reviews; Longitudinal Studies; Low income groups; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Moderators; Nutrition; Poverty; Review; Review Articles; Reviews; Risk; Socioeconomic Factors; Studies; United States; Well being; United States; United States > US; Emotional health; Food insecurity; Well-being; Causal mechanisms

To examine the causal directionality in the relationship between food insecurity and emotional well-being among US-based populations. Systematic literature review from January 2006 to July 2016 using MEDLINE (PubMed), PsychInfo, Web of Science and CINHAL. Inclusion criteria were: written in English;...