Top

Published in:

01-09-2020 | Obesity | Brief Communication

High Prevalence of Food Insecurity in Participants Attending Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery Programs

Authors: Callie L. Brown, Joseph A. Skelton, Deepak Palakshappa, Keeley J. Pratt

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 9/2020

Abstract

We evaluated the prevalence and correlates of household food insecurity (HFI) in participants attending weight management and bariatric surgery programs (WMP). We surveyed participants (N = 298) residing with a child and romantic partner from two WMP offering bariatric surgery and medical weight management. We assessed HFI using the Hunger Vital Sign and conducted multivariate logistic regression to assess correlates of HFI. HFI was present in 29.2% of participants. There were increased odds of HFI in participants with lower income and those with three or more children living at home. There was no association with sex, race, program type, education, or BMI. HFI is highly prevalent among participants of WMP. WMP should screen all participants for food insecurity to address this potential barrier to a healthy lifestyle.

Coleman-Jensen A, Rabbitt M, Gregory C, Singh A. United States Department of Agriculture Household Food Security in the United States in 2017, ERR-256, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

Gundersen C, Ziliak JP. Food insecurity and health outcomes. Health Aff. 2015;34(11):1830–9.CrossRef

Cook JT, Frank DA, Berkowitz C, et al. Food insecurity is associated with adverse health outcomes among human infants and toddlers. J Nutr. 2004;134(6):1432–8.CrossRef

Franklin B, Jones A, Love D, et al. Exploring mediators of food insecurity and obesity: a review of recent literature. J Community Health. 2012;37(1):253–64.CrossRef

Price JA, Zickgraf HF, Rigby A. Food insecurity in a pre-bariatric surgery sample: prevalence, demographics and food shopping behaviour. Public Health Nutr. 2019;22(15):2756–65.

Brown CL, Pratt K, Martin S, et al. Weight control practices in children of parents participating in weight management programs. Child Obes. 2019;15(7): 451–8.

Hager ER, Quigg AM, Black MM, et al. Development and validity of a 2-item screen to identify families at risk for food insecurity. Pediatrics. 2010;126(1):e26–32. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2009-3146.CrossRefPubMed

Seligman HK, Berkowitz SA. Aligning programs and policies to support food security and public health goals in the United States. Annu Rev Public Health. 2019;40:319–37.CrossRef

Food Insecurity in The United States: Feeding America. 2019. [September 30, 2019]. Available from: https://map.feedingamerica.org/.

10.

Kizy S, Jahansouz C, Downey MC, et al. National trends in bariatric surgery 2012–2015: demographics, procedure selection, readmissions, and cost. Obes Surg. 2017;27(11):2933–9.CrossRef

Title: High Prevalence of Food Insecurity in Participants Attending Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery Programs
Authors: Callie L. Brown
Joseph A. Skelton
Deepak Palakshappa
Keeley J. Pratt
Publication date: 01-09-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Obesity
Obesity
Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Published in: Obesity Surgery / Issue 9/2020
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-04645-7

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

Springer Medicine

High Prevalence of Food Insecurity in Participants Attending Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery Programs

Abstract

At a glance: The ONWARDS insulin icodec trials

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Please log in to get access to this content

Other articles of this Issue 9/2020

Correction to: One anastomosis gastric bypass vs. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, remedy for insufficient weight loss and weight regain after failed restrictive bariatric surgery

Reply to: COVID-19 Digestive Symptoms Mimicking Internal Hernia Presentation After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass; Comment on “Internal Hernia in the Times of COVID-19: to Laparoscope or Not to Laparoscope?”

Behavioral Food Addiction During Lockdown: Time for Awareness, Time to Prepare the Aftermath

The Effect of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery on Insulin Resistance and Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1c: a 2-Year Follow-up Study

Comment on: Esophagitis After Bariatric Surgery: Large Cross-sectional Assessment of an Endoscopic Database

Sleeve Gastroplasty Combined with the NLRP3 Inflammasome Inhibitor CY-09 Reduces Body Weight, Improves Insulin Resistance and Alleviates Hepatic Steatosis in Mouse Model