Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study

Vivienne M. Hazzard; Laura Hooper; Nicole Larson; Katie A. Loth; Melanie M. Wall; Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106895

Associations between severe food insecurity and disordered eating behaviors from adolescence to young adulthood: Findings from a 10-year longitudinal study

Vivienne M. Hazzard, Laura Hooper, Nicole Larson, Katie A. Loth, Melanie M. Wall, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

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Emerging evidence suggests a cross-sectional association between food insecurity (FI) and disordered eating among adults, while evidence among adolescents is limited. Longitudinal research is needed to elucidate the temporality of this relationship and clarify whether the association differs by age. Three waves of prospective data came from 1813 participants in the Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Teens and Young Adults) cohort study. Data were collected at five-year intervals, with the baseline survey in 1998–1999 (EAT-I; M_age = 14.9 years) and follow-up surveys in 2003–2004 (EAT-II; M_age = 19.5 years) and 2008–2009 (EAT-III; M_age = 24.9 years). Severe FI was assessed as any past-year hunger with one item from the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, and a range of disordered eating behaviors were self-reported. Associations adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics were examined with generalized estimating equations. Effect modification by age was also tested. Cross-sectionally, severe FI was significantly associated with greater prevalence of all disordered eating behaviors examined, with the strongest associations observed for extreme weight-control behaviors (prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.13–1.95) and binge eating (PR = 1.49, 95% CI: 1.04–2.12). Longitudinally, severe FI significantly predicted 1.41 (95% CI: 1.05–1.90) times greater prevalence of binge eating five years later after accounting for prior binge eating. Effect modification by age indicated a stronger cross-sectional association between severe FI and unhealthy weight-control behaviors among younger participants. Results support a cross-sectional link between severe FI and disordered eating and provide longitudinal evidence suggesting severe FI is a risk factor for binge eating.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	106895
Journal	Preventive medicine
Volume	154
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106895
State	Published - Jan 2022

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This work was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Grant Number R01HL084064, PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer; Grant Number R35HL139853, PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer), the National Institute of Mental Health (Grant Number T32MH082761, PI: Scott Crow), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant Number K23HD090324, PI: Katie Loth).Data collection for the study was supported by Grant Number R01HL084064 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer). The authors' time to conduct and describe the analysis reported within this manuscript was supported by Grant Number R35HL139853 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer), Grant Number T32MH082761 from the National Institute of Mental Health (PI: Scott Crow), and Grant Number K23HD090324 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (PI: Katie Loth). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; the National Institute of Mental Health; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; or the National Institutes of Health.

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This work was supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (Grant Number R01HL084064 , PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer; Grant Number R35HL139853 , PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer), the National Institute of Mental Health (Grant Number T32MH082761 , PI: Scott Crow), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant Number K23HD090324 , PI: Katie Loth).

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Data collection for the study was supported by Grant Number R01HL084064 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer). The authors' time to conduct and describe the analysis reported within this manuscript was supported by Grant Number R35HL139853 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (PI: Dianne Neumark-Sztainer), Grant Number T32MH082761 from the National Institute of Mental Health (PI: Scott Crow), and Grant Number K23HD090324 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (PI: Katie Loth). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ; the National Institute of Mental Health ; the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ; or the National Institutes of Health .

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Adolescents
Binge eating
Disordered eating
Food insecurity
Weight control
Young adults

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