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Advances in Food Insecurity and Public Health

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2023) | Viewed by 3659

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Blanca Salinas-Roca

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1. Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Lleida, Montserrat Roig 2, 25198 Lleida, Spain
2. Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW) Research Group, Blanquerna School of Health Science, Ramon Llull University, Padilla, 326-332, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: nutrition; food insecurity; public health; transgenerational health
Dr. Elena Carrillo-Alvarez

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Global Research on Well-being (GRoW), Blanquerna School of Health Sciences, Universitat Ramon Llull, Padilla, 326-332, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
Interests: social determinants of health; health inequalities; eating behavior; social capital and health promotion
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Dear Colleagues,

Due to the increase in the prevalence of food insecurity and the awareness of the international administration, it is urgent to merge the knowledge of the scientific communities working on food insecurity and public health. A state of food insecurity can lead to the appearance of health disorders and complications which may be transmitted to subsequent generations. Therefore, policies and designs that can identify novel requirements are needed to eliminate this public health problem. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original work, reviews, and short communications on the topics of food insecurity and public health.

Dr. Blanca Salinas-Roca
Dr. Elena Carrillo-Alvarez
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • food insecurity
  • public health
  • non communicable diseases
  • food systems
  • transgenerational health

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The Relationship between Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases of Fish Farm Household Members and Production Efficiency: The Case of Ghana
by Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Dennis Asante, Jesse Nuamah Brako, Zhao Ding and Yuansheng Jiang
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(5), 4175; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph20054175 - 26 Feb 2023
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Prior studies explored the production and technical efficiency of fish farms and farmers from the perspectives of factors such as credit access and cooperative membership. We focused on the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of household members and their quantitative impacts on fish farm [...] Read more.
Prior studies explored the production and technical efficiency of fish farms and farmers from the perspectives of factors such as credit access and cooperative membership. We focused on the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of household members and their quantitative impacts on fish farm production efficiency, based on data of earthen pond fish farms from two regions (Bono East and Ashanti) in Ghana. A data envelopment analysis (DEA) and the IV Tobit technique were employed for the study’s analysis. From the study’s observations, we draw the following conclusions. We found that the NCDs of household members indeed reduce farm production efficiency, and the heterogeneous impact of the NCDs of female members on farm production efficiency was more prominent than that of male members. Insights from this study suggest that the national government should provide farmers with the necessary medical care through the provision of subsidized health insurance, which can facilitate access to healthcare services. Moreover, NGOs and governments should encourage health literacy, i.e., organizing programs aimed at educating farmers on NCDs and their impact on agriculture. Full article
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Impact of Health and Social Factors on the Cardiometabolic Risk in People with Food Insecurity: A Systematic Review
by Blanca Salinas-Roca, Laura Rubió-Piqué, Elena Carrillo-Álvarez and Gemma Franco-Alcaine
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(21), 14447; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph192114447 - 4 Nov 2022
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Food plays a key role in people’s health and quality of life. Inadequate eating habits or a deficient diet can lead to the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The present review aims to describe the health and social factors related to food insecurity [...] Read more.
Food plays a key role in people’s health and quality of life. Inadequate eating habits or a deficient diet can lead to the development of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The present review aims to describe the health and social factors related to food insecurity (FI) in adults in high-income countries and evaluate their impact on cardiometabolic risk (CMR). Following the PRISMA procedures, a systematic review was conducted by searching in biomedical databases. Full articles were screened (nf = 228) and critically appraised, and 12 studies met the inclusion criteria. Based on the selected studies, the results grouped information based on (i) the characteristics of the population in FI, (ii) the impact of FI on NCDs, and (iii) the cardiovascular and all-cause mortality risk of the FI population. Considering the minimum and maximum percentage data, people of the categories female sex (46.2–57.6%), education level lower than high school (11–67.46%), non-Hispanic white ethnicity (37.4–58%), single or separated or widowed (45–64.8%), and current smoker (35.5–61.1%) make up the population with FI in high-income countries. All of these factors presented a significant association (p < 0.001) with cardiovascular risk factors. The highest odds ratios (OR) for the FI population are described for obesity (OR = 2.49, 95% CI; 1.16–5.33) and myocardial infarction (OR = 2.19, 95% CI). Interventions that integrate FI screening and the measurement of CMR factors into routine clinical care may be an important step to identify vulnerable populations and subsequently improve and prevent NCDs. Thus, food-diet policies and public-health-based interventions are needed to be included in the measurement of CMR in the assessment of FI. Full article
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