Does living in a food insecure household impact on the diets and body composition of young children? Findings from the Southampton Women's Survey

BackgroundLittle is known about food insecurity in the UK. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity in a UK cohort and to examine whether the diets, reported health and anthropometry of young food insecure children differed from those of other...

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Published in:	Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) 2012-06, Vol.66 (6), p.e6-e6
Main Authors:	Pilgrim, Anna, Barker, Mary, Jackson, Alan, Ntani, Georgia, Crozier, Sarah, Inskip, Hazel, Godfrey, Keith, Cooper, Cyrus, Robinson, Sian
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Adult body composition Body Composition - physiology body mass index Child, Preschool children Children & youth Cohort Studies Diet diet RB dietary quality Educational attainment England Families & family life Female Food Food Supply Households Humans Hunger insecurity Low income groups Male Nutrition research Obesity Pregnancy Prospective Studies Quality Questionnaires Social Class Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Womens health Young Adult
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Summary:	BackgroundLittle is known about food insecurity in the UK. The aims of this study were to assess the prevalence and factors associated with food insecurity in a UK cohort and to examine whether the diets, reported health and anthropometry of young food insecure children differed from those of other children.MethodsThe Southampton Women's Survey is a prospective cohort study in which detailed information about the diets, lifestyle and body composition of 3000 women was collected before and during pregnancy. Between 2002 and 2006, 1618 families were followed up when the child was 3 years old. Food insecurity was determined using the Household Food Security Scale. The child's height and weight were measured; diet was assessed by food frequency questionnaire.Results4.6% of the households were food insecure. Food insecurity was more common in families where the mothers were younger, smokers, of lower social class, in receipt of financial benefits and who had a higher deprivation score (all p
ISSN:	0143-005X 1470-2738