Child-report of food insecurity is associated with diet quality in children

In this 2020 study, Jackson & Testa investigate the relationship between household food insecurity and early experiences of school punishment among preschool-aged children. Although household food insecurity is thought to negatively affect the mental health and behaviors of the young, this association with school punishments have yet to be studied. The data of 6100 preschool-aged […]

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the top contributor to early mortality and are speculated to result in a global burden of over $30 trillion over the next two decades. One of the top reasons behind commonly seen NCDs (such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer) is adopting unhealthy diet patterns, promoted through the derangements observed in […]