Food Insufficiency and Physical and Mental Health in a Longitudinal Survey of Welfare Recipients

摘要: Food insufficiency is a significant problem in the United States, and poor African American women with children are at especially high risk. An inadequate household food supply can potentially affect well-being of members, but it difficult to distinguish effects from risk factors for health that also common among insufficient, such as poverty. We examined physical mental white (n = 676) who were welfare recipients 1997. Controlling factors, reported both 1997 1998 more likely report fair or later date. was significantly associated meeting diagnostic screening criteria recent major depression. times only related women's sense mastery. These findings add growing evidence health.