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Food Insecurity Is Positively Related to Overweight in Women
Journal of Nutrition · 2001 · Vol. 131(6) · pp. 1738–1745
Marilyn S. Townsend✉(University of California System)Janet M Peerson(University of California, Davis)Bradley Love(Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research)Cheryl Achterberg(Pennsylvania State University)Suzanne P. Murphy(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsObesity, Physical Activity, DietHomelessness and Social IssuesOverweightObesityMedicineBody mass indexEnvironmental healthLogistic regressionConfoundingDemographyOdds ratioFood security
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AdultAnalysis of VarianceDietEducationEthnicityFemaleFood DeprivationHumansHungerMiddle AgedObesityPovertyPublic PolicySocioeconomic FactorsTelevision
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