Household food insecurity and educational outcomes in school-going adolescents in Ghana.

Published in: Public health nutrition (2020)

Food insecurity is negatively associated with wide-ranging educational outcomes related to both learning and socio-emotional abilities. Our study supports prior evidence suggesting the importance of food access on both cognitive and non-cognitive educational outcomes.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
mental health
type diabetes
risk assessment
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
glycemic control