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The workshop was convened in response to questions about whether public nutrition assistance programs should be available to a population that included obese as well as hungry people. The presentations and discussions explore the relationship between food insecurity and obesity, the current state of research, and data and analysis needed to advanced understanding of the relationship as a way of countering both trends in the US. The core sociological perspectives look at the individual, the family and household, the environment, and institutions. The report is not indexed. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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At some point during 2009, more than 17 million households in the United States had difficulty providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources. In more than one-third of these households, the food intake of some household members was reduced and normal eating patterns were disrupted due to limited resources. The Workshop on Understanding the Relationship Between Food Insecurity and Obesity was held to explore the biological, economic, psychosocial, and other factors that may influence the relationship between food insecurity, overweight, and obesity in the United States. This report examines current concepts and research findings in the field. It identifies information gaps, proposes alternative approaches to analyzing data, recommends new data that should be collected, and addresses the limitations of the available research.
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