Food insecurity and weight status of socially vulnerable child beneficiaries of a food assistance programme in Maceió, Northeast Brazil.

Priscila Nazaré LucenaNassib Bezerra BuenoKarlla Almeida VieiraMarcela Jardim CabralAna Paulo Grotti ClementeTelma Maria de Menezes Toledo Florêncio

Published in: Public health nutrition (2019)

In a socially vulnerable population that participates in a FAP, there was no overall association between food insecurity and weight status in children, a result which is similar to what is observed in more developed contexts.

Keyphrases

body mass index
weight loss
physical activity
weight gain
young adults
mental health
body weight
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
risk assessment
climate change