Food insufficiency, family income, and health in US preschool and school-aged children

This study investigated associations between family income, food insufficiency, and health among US preschool and school-aged children.Data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey were analyzed. Children were classified as food insufficient if the family respondent reported that the family sometimes or often did not get enough food to eat. Regression analyses were conducted with health measures as the outcome variables....