NIH R01 · 2025
ABSTRACT Food insecurity is known to be associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease in adults. However, there is a gap in our knowledge; specifically a lack of studies investigating factors that influence the emergence of cardiometabolic risks from food insecurity during childhood and adolescence. An improved understanding of the role of timing and severity of food insecurity on children’s cardiometabolic health (CMH), the mechanisms/pathways between food insecurity and CMH, and the factors that buffer against or exacerbate this risk are needed to inform intervention development to prevent later cardiometabolic disease amongst children who are food insecure. The main objective of…
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