2024
Food and nutrition security definitions, constructs, frameworks, measurements, and applications: global lessons
Pérez-Escamilla R. Food and nutrition security definitions, constructs, frameworks, measurements, and applications: global lessons. Frontiers In Public Health 2024, 12: 1340149. PMID: 38550323, PMCID: PMC10977101, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1340149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial determinants of healthFood insecurityFood securityDeterminants of healthWater insecurity scaleProgram designSocial determinantsNutrition securityPolicyUnited StatesProgram evaluationFI scaleDefinition of FIPlanetary healthNetwork of researchersFI researchSecurityInsecurityHealthGovernmentGame changerCountriesFI measurementsConceptualizationProgramHousehold food insecurity is associated with greater autonomic dysfunction testing score in Latinos with type 2 diabetes
Bermúdez-Millán A, Feinn R, Lampert R, Pérez-Escamilla R, Segura-Pérez S, Wagner J. Household food insecurity is associated with greater autonomic dysfunction testing score in Latinos with type 2 diabetes. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0297681. PMID: 38394186, PMCID: PMC10889858, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic blood pressureAutonomic function testsAutonomic nervous systemType 2 diabetesHousehold food insecurityDysfunction indexFunction testsHigher diastolic blood pressureAverage diastolic blood pressureAssociated with ANS dysfunctionU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleBaseline supineFood insecuritySustained handgripBenefit health outcomesLow-income LatinosANS dysfunctionScore 0Improve food accessHandgrip testInsulin useBlood pressureHeart rate variability
2023
Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study
Martinez-Brockman J, Hromi-Fiedler A, Galusha D, Oladele C, Acosta L, Adams O, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez-Smith M, Pérez-Escamilla R, Group O. Risk factors for household food insecurity in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network cohort study. Frontiers In Public Health 2023, 11: 1269857. PMID: 38074748, PMCID: PMC10702572, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1269857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyCohort studyRisk factorsHousehold food insecurityPrevalence of HHFIPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyBivariate analysisCaribbean Food Security ScaleSex stratified analysisImportant risk factorLongitudinal cohort studyPotential risk factorsCohort study dataYears of ageSelf-rated physical healthEnvironmental risk factorsCross-sectional analysisHFI statusPrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSmoking statusFood insecuritySevere food insecurityOrdinal logistic regressionStratified analysisGender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil
Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R, de Souza Cherol C, Ferreira A, Salles-Costa R. Gender, skin color, and household composition explain inequities in household food insecurity in Brazil. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0002324. PMID: 37788232, PMCID: PMC10547153, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale-headed householdsSevere food insecurityHousehold food insecurityPresence of childrenMale-headed householdsFood insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRace/skin colorIntersection of genderPrinciples of intersectionalityHousehold reference personMarried White menGender inequitySingle mothersHousehold compositionPolicy makersRepresentative surveySocial determinantsYears of ageHouseholdsEvidence-based programsMarital statusDearth of evidenceInsecurityInequities
2022
Household Food Insecurity, Mental Distress and Sleep Quality Among Latinas at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Bermúdez-Millán A, Segura-Pérez S, Wagner J, Grady J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Household Food Insecurity, Mental Distress and Sleep Quality Among Latinas at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Current Developments In Nutrition 2022, 6: 6009140. PMCID: PMC9193542, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzac051.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexPoor sleep qualitySleep qualityHousehold food insecurityRisk factorsDepressive symptomsPreliminary cross-sectional analysisMental distressIndependent risk factorFood insecureUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleSleep Quality IndexType 2 diabetesGroup differencesWorse sleep qualityHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleCross-sectional analysisElevated anxiety symptomsHFI statusKidney diseaseFood insecuritySignificant associationSymptomsMarital statusInterseções de gênero e raça/cor em insegurança alimentar nos domicílios das diferentes regiões do Brasil
Santos L, Ferreira A, Pérez-Escamilla R, Sabino L, Oliveira L, Salles-Costa R. Interseções de gênero e raça/cor em insegurança alimentar nos domicílios das diferentes regiões do Brasil. Cadernos De Saúde Pública 2022, 38: e00130422. PMID: 36921188, DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt130422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntersection of genderSevere food insecurityColor/raceFood insecurity levelsFood insecurityInsecurity levelsBlack womenMixed-race womenHousehold Budget SurveySkin color/raceInsecurityMacroregionBlack menHouseholdsBudget SurveyBrazilian Household Budget SurveyRaceWhite womenWhite menRelated issuesGenderIntersectionWomenBrazilBrazilian regions
2020
Food insecurity measurement and prevalence estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic in a repeated cross-sectional survey in Mexico
Gaitán-Rossi P, Vilar-Compte M, Teruel G, Pérez-Escamilla R. Food insecurity measurement and prevalence estimates during the COVID-19 pandemic in a repeated cross-sectional survey in Mexico. Public Health Nutrition 2020, 24: 412-421. PMID: 33050968, PMCID: PMC7653232, DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020004000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-sectional surveyCaribbean Food Security ScaleRepeated cross-sectional surveyCOVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 lockdownFood insecurity prevalenceFood Security ScaleGeneral populationFood insecurityPrevalence estimatesSocio-economic statusMonthly prevalenceTelephone modalityTelephone surveyConcurrent validityPhone surveyMultisectoral government programs and household food insecurity: evidence from a longitudinal study in the semiarid area of northeast, Brazil
de Araújo Palmeira P, de Araújo Mattos R, Pérez-Escamilla R, Salles-Costa R. Multisectoral government programs and household food insecurity: evidence from a longitudinal study in the semiarid area of northeast, Brazil. Food Security 2020, 13: 525-538. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-020-01100-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood insecurityGovernment programsHousehold food insecurityBrazilian Household Food Insecurity Measurement ScaleRisk of FIDifferent government programsPoverty reductionGovernmental programsMultisectoral approachSocial determinantsPopulation-based longitudinal cohort studyInsecurityNumber of programsLongitudinal cohort studyPublic health problemLogistic regression modelsDiverse healthCohort studyHealth problemsHealth protectionFamilyAccessBaselineBrazilProgramFood Insecurity is Associated with Autonomic Dysfunction Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
Bermúdez-Millán A, Seng K, Feinn R, Pérez-Escamilla R, Segura-Pérez S, Wagner J. Food Insecurity is Associated with Autonomic Dysfunction Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa043_013. PMCID: PMC7257396, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiastolic blood pressureDysfunction indexAverage diastolic blood pressureAutonomic nervous system dysfunctionHigher diastolic blood pressureANS measuresNervous system dysfunctionUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleType 2 diabetesAge 18 yearsHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleNormal heart rateNon-Hispanic whitesFood Security Survey ModuleHeart rate variabilityANS dysfunctionBaseline supineHandgrip testingAmbulatory statusAutonomic dysfunctionInsulin useSustained handgripBlood pressureFood insecurityIntervention trialsPoor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil
Silva J, Herkrath F, Buccini G, Venancio S, Pérez-Escamilla R, Gubert M. Poor Maternal Mental Health Mediates the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Early Child Development in Brazil. Current Developments In Nutrition 2020, 4: nzaa043_131. PMCID: PMC7258357, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzaa043_131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPoor maternal mental healthMaternal mental healthHousehold food insecurityEarly child developmentMental healthInfant dietUnwanted pregnancyPrimary health centersLongitudinal cohort studyCross-sectional studyECD scoresMother-infant dyadsCurrent breastfeedingCohort studyInfant healthHealth centersPregnancyFood insecurityDietChild developmentHealthECD outcomesScoresAssociationBreastfeedingMaternal mental health modifies the association of food insecurity and early child development
Pedroso J, Buccini G, Venancio SI, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Gubert MB. Maternal mental health modifies the association of food insecurity and early child development. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e12997. PMID: 32351004, PMCID: PMC7507582, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChild development delaySevere household food insecurityMaternal depressionHousehold food insecurityEarly child developmentDevelopment delayDepressed mothersPrimary health centersMother-infant pairsCross-sectional studyLogistic regression analysisSecure householdsStrength of associationFood insecurityFood secure householdsRisk factorsHealth centersHigher oddsChild developmentPearson χInfantsSevere foodIntervention packageDepressionRegression analysisHousehold food insecurity and early childhood development: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
de Oliveira K, de Almeida G, Gubert MB, Moura AS, Spaniol AM, Hernandez DC, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Buccini G. Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Maternal And Child Nutrition 2020, 16: e12967. PMID: 32052571, PMCID: PMC7296813, DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-middle income countriesHigh-income countriesHousehold food insecuritySystematic reviewEarly childhood developmentPoor early childhood developmentDevelopmental riskECD domainsAssociation of HFIIncome countriesProspective studyLanguage restrictionsChildhood developmentNineteen studiesElectronic databasesMeta-AnalysisMotor developmentFood insecurityOnly studyGrey literaturePowerful stressor
2019
2284-PUB: Food Insecurity and Autonomic Dysfunction among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
SENG K, FEINN R, BERMUDEZ-MILLAN A, PEREZ-ESCAMILLA R, WAGNER J. 2284-PUB: Food Insecurity and Autonomic Dysfunction among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes 2019, 68 DOI: 10.2337/db19-2284-pub.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiastolic blood pressureDysfunction indexAverage diastolic blood pressureAutonomic nervous system dysfunctionHigher diastolic blood pressureANS measuresAmerican Diabetes AssociationNervous system dysfunctionU.S. Household Food Security Survey ModuleType 2 diabetesHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleNormal heart rateNon-Hispanic whitesFood Security Survey ModuleHeart rate variabilityLow-income LatinosANS dysfunctionBaseline supineHandgrip testingAmbulatory statusAutonomic dysfunctionInsulin useSustained handgripBlood pressureFood insecurityInflammation and Stress Biomarkers Mediate the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Insulin Resistance Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes (OR02-02-19)
Bermudez-Millan A, Wagner J, Feinn R, Segura-Pérez S, Damio G, Chhabra J, Pérez-Escamilla R. Inflammation and Stress Biomarkers Mediate the Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Insulin Resistance Among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes (OR02-02-19). Current Developments In Nutrition 2019, 3: nzz051.or02-02-19. PMCID: PMC6573882, DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz051.or02-02-19.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInsulin resistanceType 2 diabetesHousehold food insecurityStress hormonesHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinFood-secure individualsAmerican Diabetes AssociationC-reactive proteinUS Household Food Security Survey ModuleHousehold Food Security Survey ModuleFood Security Survey ModuleHigh hsCRPLow-income LatinosTotal cholesterolDiabetes AssociationFood-insecure individualsBlood glucoseHsCRPFood insecurityInflammationDirect effectHealth disparitiesCortisolT2DStress biomarkers
2017
Food insecurity measurement among older adults: Implications for policy and food security governance
Vilar-Compte M, Gaitán-Rossi P, Pérez-Escamilla R. Food insecurity measurement among older adults: Implications for policy and food security governance. Global Food Security 2017, 14: 87-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood security governance in Latin America: Principles and the way forward
Pérez-Escamilla R, Shamah-Levy T, Candel J. Food security governance in Latin America: Principles and the way forward. Global Food Security 2017, 14: 68-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.07.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood security governanceSecurity governanceLatin AmericaCivil society involvementDifferent governance levelsNon-governmental organizationsFood insecurity indicatorsSustainable Development GoalsFood Security ScaleMixed-method researchPolicy domainsPolitical arenaGovernance arrangementsSociety involvementInformal rulesGovernance levelsHuman rightsGovernance functionsPrivate sectorDevelopment GoalsFood insecurityGovernancePolicy makersSecurity ScaleFood securityA Municipal-level analysis of secular trends in severe food insecurity in Brazil between 2004 and 2013
Gubert M, dos Santos S, Santos L, Pérez-Escamilla R. A Municipal-level analysis of secular trends in severe food insecurity in Brazil between 2004 and 2013. Global Food Security 2017, 14: 61-67. DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2017.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFood insecurity, food coping strategies, and child health among Ghanaians and long term Liberian refugees living in Ghana
Hromi‐Fiedler A, Lartey A, Gallego‐Perez D, Sandow A, Perez‐Escamilla R. Food insecurity, food coping strategies, and child health among Ghanaians and long term Liberian refugees living in Ghana. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.639.35.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild healthHousehold food insecurityChild health statusFood insecurePreventive health careCross-sectional surveyHousehold Food Security ScaleFamily/friendsSevere food insecurityFood insecurityChildren 6Household membersDiagnosis confirmationFood Security ScaleGhanaian childrenSectional surveyHealth problemsHealth statusGhanaian womenAdditive scoreLiberian childrenCoping strategiesHealth careMonthsHealthFood Insecurity, Glycemic Control, and Heart Rate Variability among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes
Bermúdez‐Millán A, Pérez‐Escamilla R, Lampert R, Segura‐Pérez S, Damio G, Chhabra J, Wagner J. Food Insecurity, Glycemic Control, and Heart Rate Variability among Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.lb432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeart rate variabilityGlycemic controlRate variabilityPoor cardiovascular outcomesAmerican Diabetes AssociationType 2 diabetesNon-invasive measureAmbulatory ECG monitorCardiovascular outcomesFood insecurityDiabetes AssociationDiabetes outcomesLower SDNNSecondary data analysisAutonomic statusType 2HRV indicesR intervalHealth disparitiesMinority HealthSocioeconomic statusSocial adversityBaseline dataNational InstituteManagement trialsAssociation of Food insecurity and the nutritional status of Mexican mother‐child pairs
Shamah‐Levy T, Mundo‐Rosas V, Morales‐Ruan C, Cuevas‐Nasu L, Gómez–Humarán I, Pérez‐Escamilla R. Association of Food insecurity and the nutritional status of Mexican mother‐child pairs. The FASEB Journal 2017, 31 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.791.6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHousehold food insecurityStunting riskMaternal obesity statusObesity statusMexican National Health and Nutrition SurveyAssociation of household food insecurityModerate household food insecurityNational Health and Nutrition SurveyAssociation of food insecurityRisk of child stuntingHealth and Nutrition SurveyFood insecurityChild pairsNutritional status of mothersCaribbean Food Security ScaleFood Security ScalePrevalence of stuntingNutritional statusNon-obese mothersStatus of mothersMother-child pairsSchool age childrenNutrition transitionNutrition SurveyOverweight mothers