Food Insecurity Is Associated with Undernutrition but Not Overnutrition in Ecuadorian Women from Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods

Household food insecurity (HFI) is becoming an increasingly important issue in Latin America and other regions undergoing rapid urbanization and nutrition transition. The survey investigated the association of HFI with the nutritional status of 794 adult women living in households with children in l...

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Main Authors: M. Margaret Weigel, Rodrigo X. Armijos, Marcia Racines, William Cevallos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8149459