Household food insecurity is associated with a higher burden of obesity and risk of dietary inadequacies among mothers in Beirut, Lebanon.

Jomaa, Lamis; Naja, Farah; Cheaib, Ruba; Hwalla, Nahla

Jomaa, Lamis; Naja, Farah; Cheaib, Ruba; Hwalla, Nahla.

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Jomaa L; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0.236 , Riad El Solh, Beirut, 11072020, Lebanon.
Naja F; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0.236 , Riad El Solh, Beirut, 11072020, Lebanon.
Cheaib R; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0.236 , Riad El Solh, Beirut, 11072020, Lebanon.
Hwalla N; Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0.236 , Riad El Solh, Beirut, 11072020, Lebanon. nahla@aub.edu.lb.

BMC Public Health ; 17(1): 567, 2017 06 12.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28606120

Subject(s)

Food Supply/statistics & numerical data; Mothers/statistics & numerical data; Obesity/epidemiology; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Developing Countries; Diet/economics; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Lebanon/epidemiology; Middle Aged; Risk; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires

Key words

Dietary intake; Household food insecurity; Lebanon; Obesity; Urban; Women

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Food Supply / Mothers / Obesity Type of study: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: BMC Public Health Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Lebanon

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