| Titre : | Food Insecurity and Dietary Intake among College Students with Unlimited Meal Plans at a Large, Midwestern University (2021) |
| Auteurs : | Jeannie Mei ; Aarohee P. Fulay ; Julia A. Wolfson ; Cindy W. Leung |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of the academy of nutrition and dietetics (Vol. 121, n° 11, November 2021) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 2267-2274 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Approvisionnement en nourriture ; Etats-Unis ; Étudiants ; Pauvreté ; Qualité alimentaire ; Universités |
| Résumé : | Background Food insecurity, a state of not being able to consistently access nutritious food due to financial constraints, has been associated with poor dietary intake among college students. The extent to which campus food resources contribute to this association is unknown. Objectives This study examined the association between food insecurity and dietary intake in a sample of undergraduate students with unlimited meal plans and dining hall access at a large, public Midwestern university. Design The study design is cross-sectional. The data used are baseline data from a broader sugar-sweetened beverage intervention study that were collected using a Qualtrics survey prior to the intervention. Participants/setting The sample consisted of 1033 undergraduate students recruited from 3 dining halls. The data were collected in November 2018. Main outcome measures Food security was assessed using the 6-item Short Form Food Security Survey Module. Dietary intake was assessed using the National Cancer Institute 26-item Dietary Screener Questionnaire and the Beverage Intake Questionnaire-15. Statistical analyses performed Generalized linear regression models were used to examine differences in dietary intake by students? food security status, adjusting for students? sociodemographic characteristics. Results In the sample, 14% of students were food-insecure. After adjusting for sociodemographic variables, food-insecure students reported 9% lower intake of fruits (P = 0.02), 9% lower intake of vegetables (P |
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