abstract background & aim: food insecurity is defined as limited availability at all times to sufficient food of an active life. the aim of this study was assessing the food insecurity status and some associated socioeconomic factors in women with metabolic syndrome. methods: the present cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 women between 30-60 years of age with metabolic syndrome referred...

background: an important issue the world faces today is ensuring that households living in different countries have access to enough food to maintain a healthy life. food insecurity is prevalent in both developed and developing countries. the objective of this study was to assess the household food security status and related factors among different rural districts of neyshabur (a city in north...

background and objectives: this study was undertaken to determine the relationship between food security and individual dietary diversity score (idds). materials and methods: this population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 non-diabetic individuals aged ≥40 years, selected randomly from the tehran lipid and glucose study. household food security was measured using a validated un...

Background and Objectives: Refugees are often further susceptible to food insecurity in host countries. This study was carried out to review food insecurity statuses of Afghan refugees in Iran. Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search was carried out using keywords of "food insecurity", "food security", "Iran", "Afghan", “immigrant” and "refugee" in English databases, including Scopus, We...

Food insecurity, as a multi-faceted problem with far-reaching health and societal consequences, is prevalent among disadvantaged households. Household food insecurity has made the notion operationally useful in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies. This study was to investigate the socio-demographic associates contributing to severity of food insecurity among vuln...

food insecurity, as a multi-faceted problem with far-reaching health and societal consequences, is prevalent among disadvantaged households. household food insecurity has made the notion operationally useful in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies. this study was to investigate the socio-demographic associates contributing to severity of food insecurity among vuln...

b a ckground:  food insecurity has an impact on social-emotional development, school attendance, and  academic  performance. it  is  critical  to  understand  the impact of food insecurity on academic standing and its relationship with socio- economic status on adolescent health outcomes. the aim of this study was to investigate the association between food insecurity and socio-economic status,...