OBJECTIVE To estimate the effect of the US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the food security (consistent access to adequate food) of recipients, net of the effect of the self-selection of more food-needy households into the programme. DESIGN The food security of current SNAP recipients and recent leavers is compared in cross-sectional survey data, adjusting for economic an...

In most of the developing countries, lack of resources and little market accessibility are among the major factors that affect small farming household food security. This study aims to investigate the status of small farming households' food security, and its determinants including the role of market accessibility factors in enhancing food security at household level. In addition, this study al...

OBJECTIVE The relationship between food insecurity and obesity is discussed in the literature. The objective of this study was to determine whether food insecurity and obesity were associated in the Paris metropolitan area. METHODS We used data from third wave of the Health, Inequalities and Social Ruptures (SIRS) cohort study, a longitudinal population-based, representative health and socioe...

Numerous of studies estimate the influence of climatic factors on food-grain crops as a proxy for integrated food security in different regions of India, conclude that climate change has a significant and negative impact on food security in India [13]. Few studies used agricultural productivity of food-grain and commercial crops to assess the climatic change impact on agricultural productivity ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between level of food security and diabetes self-management among food pantry clients, which is largely not possible using clinic-based sampling methods. DESIGN Cross-sectional descriptive study. SETTING Community-based food pantries in California, Ohio and Texas, USA, from March 2012 through March 2014. SUBJECTS Convenience sample of adults with diabe...