Food insecurity and odds of high allostatic load in puerto rican adults: The role of participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program during 5 years of follow-up

Food insecurity and odds of high allostatic load in puerto rican adults: The role of participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program during 5 years of follow-up

Objective Limited evidence demonstrates pathways linking food insecurity (FI) to chronic disease. Allostatic load (AL) may elucidate potential pathways, capturing both primary (neuroendocrine, inflammation) and secondary (metabolic, cardiovascular) physiological disturbances. We examined the longitu...

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Main Authors: Falcon, L.M (Author), Gao, X. (Author), Mattei, J. (Author), McClain, A.C (Author), Tucker, K.L (Author), Xiao, R.S (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2018
Subjects:
adult
aged
Aged
allostasis
Allostasis
allostatic load
Article
Boston
catering service
ethnology
female
Female
follow up
Follow-Up Studies
food assistance
Food Assistance
food insecurity
food security
Food Supply
Hispanic
human
Humans
Latino
Longitudinal Studies
longitudinal study
male
Male
Massachusetts
middle aged
Middle Aged
nutrition
physiology
poverty
Poverty
priority journal
Puerto Rican
Puerto Rico
scoring system
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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