Household Food Insecurity Is Associated With Higher Adiposity Over Time Among Adolescents in Louisiana
This longitudinal study highlights the deleterious influence of food insecurity on adolescent adiposity. Efforts to alleviate food insecurity may play an important role in preventing obesity in adolescents.
Authors
- Tekeda Ferguson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2880-4935)
- S A Broyles
- Ashley Fenton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6616-6458)
- Candice A. Myers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1923-3448)
- Tung‐Sung Tseng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6266-9891)
- Amanda E. Staiano
- Michael Celestin
Institutions
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- Louisiana State University (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Obesity
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70084
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institutes of Health