Unpacking the “black box” of global food insecurity and mental health

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Relative food abundance predicts greater binge-eating symptoms in subsequent hours among young adults experiencing food insecurity: Support for the “feast-or-famine” cycle hypothesis from an ecological momentary assessment study

There is little study on this subject; however, food insecurity (FI) may raise the risk for binge eating through a “feast-or-famine” cycle where changes in food supply correlate to alternating periods of food restriction and abundance/chances for binge eating. In order to better understand the connection between binge eating and the availability of food in […]

Effect of food insecurity on depression, anxiety, and stress among resettled Syrian refugees in Ontario

This study by Zangiabadi et al. (2024) sought to study the pervasiveness of food insecurity and its correlation with depression, anxiety, and stress among resettled Syrian refugee parents in Ontario. Conducted as a cross-sectional investigation, it involved 540 Syrian refugee parents residing in Ontario for an average of four years, each with at least one […]