Is Household Food Insecurity Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Women?

Is Household Food Insecurity Associated with Overweight/Obesity in Women?

Background: Despite reports on association between overweight/obesity among women and household food insecurity (FI) in developed countries, such association is not evident in developing countries. This study aimed to assess the association between household FI and weight status in adult females in...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Mohammadi, Nasrin Omidvar, Gail G Harrison, Ghazi Mahmood - Tabatabaei, Morteza Abdollahi, Anahita Houshiar-Rad, Yadollah Mehrabi, Ahmad Reza Dorosty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
Overweight
Abdominal Obesity
Women
Food Security
Household
Iran
Online Access:http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/3045/2117

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http://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/IJPH/article/view/3045/2117

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