Association between food insecurity and major depressive episodes amid Covid-19 pandemic: results of four consecutive epidemiological surveys from southern Brazil.
Leonardo Pozza Dos SantosAntônio Augusto SchäferFernanda de Oliveira MellerInacio Crochemore-SilvaBruno Pereira NunesJenifer HarterDébora da Cruz Payão PellegriniChristian Loret de MolaPublished in: Public health nutrition (2021)
Household FI has been positively associated with MDE amid Covid-19 pandemic, independent of socio-demographic characteristics of participants. Actions are needed to warrant basic living conditions to avoid FI and hunger and its consequences for the Brazilian population, especially those consequences linked to mental health disorders.