Measuring the food access dimension of food security: a critical review and mapping of indicators

JL Leroy, M Ruel, EA Frongillo… - Food and nutrition …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: With food security now a top priority for many governments and for the global
development community, there is heightened awareness of the need to improve our …

[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity and health outcomes other than malnutrition in Southern Africa: a descriptive systematic review

EMA Militao, EM Salvador, OA Uthman… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Food insecurity (FI) is one of the major causes of malnutrition and is associated with a range
of negative health outcomes in low and middle-income countries. The burden of FI in …

Can low-income households afford a healthy diet? Insufficient income as a driver of food insecurity in Europe

T Penne, T Goedemé - Food Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
In Europe, food insecurity is still a serious concern for individual and public health. Although
progress has been made in reducing undernourishment, other types of malnutrition such as …

[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity is associated with subjective well-being among individuals from 138 countries in the 2014 Gallup World Poll

EA Frongillo, HT Nguyen, MD Smith… - The Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Food insecurity is an aspect of living conditions that is particularly important for
quality of life, health, and subjective well-being. The implementation of the 8-item Food …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways to food insecurity in the context of conflict: the case of the occupied Palestinian territory

TK Lin, R Kafri, W Hammoudeh, S Mitwalli… - Conflict and Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Conflict reduces availability of production input and income, increases the
number of days households had to rely on less preferred foods, and limits the variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity in Europe: A gender perspective

E Grimaccia, A Naccarato - Social indicators research, 2022 - Springer
Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods
or limited or uncertain ability to acquire foods in socially acceptable ways. The study …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring food insecurity in India: a systematic review of the current evidence

FH McKay, A Sims, P Van Der Pligt - Current Nutrition Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review India is home to an estimated 200 million malnourished people,
suggesting widespread food insecurity. However, variations in the methods used for …

Food insecurity individual experience: a comparison of economic and social characteristics of the most vulnerable groups in the world

E Grimaccia, A Naccarato - Social indicators research, 2019 - Springer
Being at the core of sustainable growth, food insecurity is one of the most important issues in
determining a country's level of development. The first aim of this paper is to compare food …

[HTML][HTML] Validity of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) for use in League of Arab States (LAS) and characteristics of food insecure individuals by the Human …

OB Sheikomar, W Dean, H Ghattas… - Current developments in …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) is a UN FAO Voices
of the Hungry (FAO-VoH) experiential metric of food insecurity (FI). It was pilot tested in some …

Food accessibility of different socioeconomic groups in sub-Saharan African cities: a mixed-method analysis in Kampala, Uganda

LM Hemerijckx, K Janusz, S Van Emelen… - Food Security, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Cities in sub-Saharan Africa are characterised by rapid urban sprawl, which has
implications for urban food accessibility. Urban sprawl results in inefficient structures of …