Barker, M., Halliday, V. orcid.org/0000-0003-2458-5253, Mak, D. et al. (2 more authors) (2019) Food security, nutrition and health of food bank attendees in an English city : a cross-sectional study. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition, 14 (1-2). pp. 155-167. ISSN 1932-0248
Abstract
Food banks in contemporary Britain are feeding record numbers of people. Little is known about attendees' level of food insecurity, background diet quality or health. We surveyed 112 food bank attendees. Over 50% had experienced food shortage with hunger on a weekly basis or more often. Obesity and mental health problems were prevalent in women. Diet quality was poor, with energy, protein, fibre, iron and calcium intakes inadequate, while saturated fat and sugars intake were disproportionate. Women had poorer diet quality than men. Such patterns may lead to ill health.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Vulnerable adults; health; food insecurity; charitable food aid; diet, obesity |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2018 13:52 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2020 09:54 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2018.1491365 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/19320248.2018.1491365 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:132094 |