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Food insecurity in children with heart disease.
Burns, Joseph; Norton, Derek M; Cooper, Paul N; Day, Patrick E; Rao, Mounica Y; Sanchez Parra, Carlos Andres; Kiener, Alexander J.
Afiliação
  • Burns J; Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Curr Opin Pediatr ; 36(4): 473-479, 2024 Aug 01.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38655802
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review discusses the epidemiology of food insecurity (FI) and its consequences in children with congenital heart disease. We aimed to highlight current interventions to screen and address food insecurity in the context of pediatric cardiology and to offer strategies for providers to engage in this meaningful work. RECENT

FINDINGS:

Food insecurity is consistently associated with poor health outcomes in children. In the United States, 17.3% of households with children experience FI. Nonwhite and single-parent families are disproportionately affected. Interestingly, because of a low-quality diet, FI is associated with childhood obesity, putting affected children at increased risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality over time. Children with congenital heart disease are susceptible to poor outcomes due to unique altered metabolic demands, increased risk for growth impairment, frequent need for specialized feeding regimens, and additional morbidity associated with heart surgery in underweight children.

SUMMARY:

Today, the burden of screening for FI is most commonly placed on general pediatricians. Considering the importance of nutrition to cardiovascular health and general wellbeing, and the ease with which screening can be performed, pediatric cardiologists and other subspecialists should take a more active role in FI screening.
Assuntos

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Insegurança Alimentar / Cardiopatias Congênitas Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Insegurança Alimentar / Cardiopatias Congênitas Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article