Socio-demographic risk factors for food insecurity among students at five North Carolina colleges: The influence on fruit and vegetable intake and perceived health and well-being
Results suggest those facing socioeconomic hardships are more likely to encounter low food security as college students, which serve as predictors for less regular consumption of fruits and vegetables and poorer health and well-being outcomes. Institutions of higher education should develop targeted and tailored interventions for these populations, and policies should be evaluated to identify risk and protective factors for food security that could impact health and well-being.
Authors
- Jessica Soldavini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1718-235X)
- Danielle Nunnery
- Alisha Farris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2682-8733)
- Adam Hege (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2515-6848)
- Rebecca L. Hagedorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5046-4757)
- Elizabeth Wall-Bassett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4792-0704)
- Maureen Berner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5786-3179)
- T.O. Babatunde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4196-2380)
Institutions
- Western Carolina University (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- East Carolina University (US)
- Meredith College (US)
- Appalachian State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103243
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00