Differences in Socioeconomic, Dietary Choice, and Nutrition Environment Explanatory Variables for Food and Nutrition Security among Households with and without Children

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 16; no. 6; p. 883
• Main Authors: Thomson, Jessica, Landry, Alicia, Walls, Tameka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.03.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: Child; children; Diet; dietary behaviors; dietary choice; Education; Ethnicity; Family Characteristics; Family income; Fast Foods; Food security; Food stamps; Food Supply; Fruits; High school equivalency; Hispanic Americans; Households; Humans; Nutrition; nutrition environment; nutrition security; Nutritional Status; Secondary schools; Type 2 diabetes; United States > US; nutrition environment; dietary choice; nutrition security; dietary behaviors; children; food security

This study's purpose was to compare socioeconomic, dietary choice, and nutrition environment variables associated with food and nutrition security in USA households with and without children. Data were collected in 2021 and consisted of households at risk of or experiencing food insecurity. Mul...