Author:
,Gitterman Benjamin A.,Chilton Lance A.,Cotton William H.,Duffee James H.,Flanagan Patricia,Keane Virginia A.,Krugman Scott D.,Kuo Alice A.,Linton Julie M.,McKelvey Carla D.,Paz-Soldan Gonzalo J.,Daniels Stephen R.,Abrams Steven A.,Corkins Mark R.,de Ferranti Sarah D.,Golden Neville H.,Magge Sheela N.,Schwarzenberg Sarah Jane,
Abstract
Sixteen million US children (21%) live in households without consistent access to adequate food. After multiple risk factors are considered, children who live in households that are food insecure, even at the lowest levels, are likely to be sick more often, recover from illness more slowly, and be hospitalized more frequently. Lack of adequate healthy food can impair a child’s ability to concentrate and perform well in school and is linked to higher levels of behavioral and emotional problems from preschool through adolescence. Food insecurity can affect children in any community, not only traditionally underserved ones. Pediatricians can play a central role in screening and identifying children at risk for food insecurity and in connecting families with needed community resources. Pediatricians should also advocate for federal and local policies that support access to adequate healthy food for an active and healthy life for all children and their families.
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Subject
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Reference42 articles.
1. Food insecurity is an ongoing national concern.;Gundersen;Adv Nutr,2013
2. US Food Security: Before and After the Great Recession. Washington, DC: US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service; April 2015. Available at: www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-security-in-the-united-states/interactive-chart-food-security-trends.aspx. Accessed August 12, 2015
3. Fetal origins of adult disease.;Calkins;Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care,2011
Cited by
271 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献