Prevalence and Associations between Food Insecurity and Overweight/Obesity among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Adolescents.

Christopher R LongMarie-Rachelle NarcisseJames P SeligDon E WillisMatthew GannonBrett RowlandEmily S EnglishPearl Anna McElfish

Published in: Public health nutrition (2023)

The association between SNAP participation and lower odds of overweight/obesity suggests potential benefit of research to determine whether interventions to increase SNAP enrollment would improve NHPI adolescents' health outcomes.

Keyphrases

physical activity
weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
young adults
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high fat diet induced
body mass index
risk factors
health insurance
adipose tissue
climate change