Results 11 to 20 of about 7,013,092 (301)

COVID-19 impacts on food systems in fisheries-dependent island communities

Ecology and Society, 2023
Policies designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted food systems worldwide. How impacts played out in local food systems, and how these affected the lived experiences of different people is only just coming to light.
Sarah Sutcliffe, Jacqueline D. Lau, Michele L. Barnes, Emmanuel Mbaru, Eric Wade, Wilda Hungito, Innocent Mulwodo. Muly, Stephen Wanyonyi, Nyawira A. Muthiga, Philippa J. Cohen, Joshua Cinner   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Giving Families a Voice for Equitable Healthy Food Access in the Wake of Online Grocery Shopping

Nutrients, 2022
Understanding the views of families from low-income backgrounds about inequities in healthy food access and grocery purchase is critical to food access policies.
G. Vedovato, Shahmir H. Ali, Caitlin M. Lowery, Angela C. B. Trude   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of household food insecurity in East Africa: Linking food access with climate vulnerability

Climate Risk Management, 2021
The prevalence of food insecurity is much higher in East Africa than in other parts of the world. Climate change and associated variability are important contributors to food insecurity in the region. Using primary data collected in 2018/19 from Ethiopia,
G. Gebre, D. Rahut
semanticscholar   +1 more source

COVID-19 exacerbates unequal food access

Applied Geography, 2021
Inequality to food access has always been a serious problem, yet it became even more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, which exacerbated social inequality and reshaped essential travel.
Armita Kar, Y. Motoyama, Andre L. Carrel, H. Miller, Huyen T. K. Le   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Employment, Essential Work, and Risk Factors on Food Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York State

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted food systems and the economy in the U.S. and abroad. This cross-sectional study examined the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on food access among low-income and Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in New
L. Clay, S. Rogus
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Food insecurity as a risk factor for obesity: A review

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Obesity is considered a 21st-century epidemic and it is a metabolic risk factor for Non-Communicable Diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, some types of cancer, among others. Thus, its prevention and
Diana Carvajal-Aldaz, Gabriela Cucalon, Carlos Ordonez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

School meal access and changes in meal participation during COVID-19 school closures: A stratified random sample of CalFresh Healthy Living Eligible school districts in California

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
The National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs are a nutrition safety net for millions of children in the United States, particularly children in households with lower incomes.
Kaela Plank, Sridharshi Hewawitharana, Evan Talmage, Suzanne Rauzon, Gail Woodward-Lopez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Influencing Dietetic Interns’ Dietary Habits during Supervised Practice

Dietetics, 2023
Supervised practice is a prerequisite to becoming a registered dietitian. Research suggests that environmental and social factors may affect dietary choices.
Courtney Weese, Katie M. Thompson, Adalyn White, Brianne Oronoz, Karli Breinholt, Dawson V. Croxall, Kelzie Devitt, Marin Easton, Madison L. Gunter, Breann McFarlane, Kaitlyn Reich, Jenna Sacks, Lacie Peterson, Rebecca Charlton, Holly Hopkins, Katie N. Kraus   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food access among people who inject drugs in West Virginia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2021
Background The substance use epidemic in the United States continues to drive high levels of morbidity and mortality, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID).
Saba Rouhani, Sean T. Allen, Sara Whaley, R. White, A. O’Rourke, K. Schneider, Michael E. Kilkenny, B. Weir, S. Sherman   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Food access and obesity [PDF]

Obesity Reviews, 2007
This paper was commissioned by the Foresight programme of the Office of Science and Innovation, Department of Trade and Industry © 2007 Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO; published with permission Journal compilation © 2007 The International Association for the Study of Obesity. obesity reviews 8 (Suppl.
openaire   +2 more sources