Relative food insecurity, mental health and wellbeing in 160 countries

In this 2018 study, 227 women between 20-50 years old were assessed on their diet to calculate their adherence to the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet (a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy, and low in red and processed meats, sweetened beverages and sodium). The objective was […]

The growing number of refugees in South Africa raises the need to evaluate the relationship between food insecurity and mental health in this vulnerable population. Maharaj et al. (2017) recruited 335 adult refugees for their study, evaluating their status via a self-report of food insecurity and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25. Participant reports showed that 23.1% […]