![]() Reviews exploring the relationships between food insecurity and mental health have been conducted. 10 Dush 11 indicated that despite the evidence of the effect of food insecurity on adolescents (not forgetting mental health), they are less present in research, compared with adults, on food insecurity. 5–8 Studies have been identified revealing an inverse relationship between diet quality and common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression in adults 9 and certain types of diets (e.g., Western diets) associated with increased anxiety in men and women. 5 6 In addition, higher risks of poor mental health due to increased states of food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic are reported. Fairly recent studies on the adult population, exploring the role of food insecurity on health and mental health states in particular, have shown that food insecurity can be associated with lower self-reports of physical and mental health. ![]() 1 2 News reports 3 4 point to the impact of the pandemic on mental health and/or food security. ![]() Globally, many food-related and health-related agencies highlighted the impact of COVID-19 on increasing hunger rates. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |