The Monthly Cycling of Food Insecurity and Diabetes Risk
Community Partner(s): Hispanic Health Council
Demographics: Latinas, child-bearing age, non-pregnant, food insecure, SNAP participants
School or College: School of Medicine
Campus Affiliation: UConn Health
Hartford
Program Description
The study proposed here will examine a severe limitation of the literature, the impact of food insecurity as it unfolds over the month. It will demonstrate that as household food insecurity increases, dietary quality, emotional eating, binge eating, and mental distress worsen, and diabetes markers deteriorate. Findings can also have significant intervention and policy implications, such as behavioral interventions, which might include support for emotional distress, implementing food resource management education, and modifying the amount and timing of disbursement of monthly SNAP benefits.
Food Insecurity Cycling (FIC) and Diabetes Risk