Food Insecurity

Food Insecurity is a household- and individual-level socio-economic condition characterized by limited or uncertain physical, social, or economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets people's dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.

6.5K

Publications

371.2K

Citations

16.2K

Authors

3.7K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3.2K

Parents

Health EquityUrban Inequality

Children

Cyclical Food InsecurityElder Food InsecurityFood Bank UseFood Insecurity DeterminantsFood Retail InequalityHousehold Food Insecurity Experience ScaleHousehold Hunger ScaleUrban Food Access

Publications

6.5K

The State of Food Insecurity in the World

WFP WFP · 2015 · 3K citations

Public Health, Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition +16

Food Insecurity Is Associated with Chronic Disease among Low-Income NHANES Participants

Hilary K. Seligman, Barbara Laraia, Margot Kushel · Journal of Nutrition · 2009 · 1.7K citations

Public Health, Nutritional Sciences, Public Health Nutrition +13

Development and Validity of a 2-Item Screen to Identify Families at Risk for Food Insecurity

Erin R. Hager, Anna M. Quigg, Maureen M. Black et al. · PEDIATRICS · 2010 · 1.5K citations

Public Health, Child Health, Nutrition +17

Measuring Food Insecurity

Christopher B. Barrett · Science · 2010 · 1.3K citations

Public Health, Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition +15

Food security: definition and measurement

Per Pinstrup‐Andersen · Food Security · 2009 · 1K citations

Public Health, Food Science, Nutrition +12

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Authors

16.2K

EA
Edward A. Frongillo
University of South Carolina, United States
96 publications · 12.6K citations
55
h-index
VT
Valerie Tarasuk
University of Toronto, Canada
71 publications · 7.9K citations
46
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SD
Sheri D. Weiser
University of California, San Francisco, United States
63 publications · 6.1K citations
40
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CG
Craig Gundersen
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
51 publications · 5.3K citations
37
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RP
Rafael Pérez‐Escamilla
Yale University, United States
54 publications · 3.8K citations
36
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Institutions

3.7K

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Venues

Journal of Nutrition
JN · 128 publications · 21.5K citations
76
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Food Policy
134 publications · 13.3K citations
62
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Public Health Nutrition
PNH · 229 publications · 12.7K citations
62
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Food Security
186 publications · 11.7K citations
59
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Global Food Security
66 publications · 6.4K citations
44
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