The relationship between food insecurity and overweight/obesity differs by birthplace and length of US residence

• Published in: Public health nutrition Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 671 - 677
• Main Authors: Ryan-Ibarra, Suzanne, Sanchez-Vaznaugh, Emma V, Leung, Cindy, Induni, Marta
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Adult; California; California - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; educational status; Emigrants and Immigrants - statistics & numerical data; Epidemiology; Female; Food security; Food Supply - statistics & numerical data; health surveys; Health Surveys - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Immigrants; issues and policy; marital status; Middle Aged; nationalities and ethnic groups; Nutrition; Nutritional epidemiology; Obesity; Obesity - epidemiology; Overweight - epidemiology; Poverty; Public health; Research Papers; Time Factors; women; women's health; Women's Health - statistics & numerical data; United States > US; California; INE, USA, California; Women; Obesity; Immigrants; Food security; Overweight

To examine whether the cross-sectional association between food insecurity and overweight/obesity varied according to birthplace and length of residence in the USA among California women. Using cross-sectional, population-based data from the California Women's Health Survey (CWHS) 2009-2012, we...