Psychological Mechanisms Linking Food Insecurity and Obesity
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 49 |
| Updated: | 3/23/2019 |
| Start Date: | February 5, 2018 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2019 |
Psychological Mechanisms Linking Food Insecurity and Obesity (Food Mind Pilot Study)
The current pilot study will examine emergent hypotheses by investigating the role of
psychological mechanisms in the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. This
objective will be achieved via a cross-sectional, observational pilot study collecting
quantitative and qualitative data.
psychological mechanisms in the relationship between food insecurity and obesity. This
objective will be achieved via a cross-sectional, observational pilot study collecting
quantitative and qualitative data.
This pilot study will investigate an emergent risk factor for obesity: food insecurity, which
is defined as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.
While paradoxically linked, numerous studies have shown a significant association between
food insecurity and obesity. Moreover, recent narrative works have developed new, untested
hypotheses linking food insecurity and obesity positing the causal role of psychological
mechanisms. Given this, this mixed method pilot study will collect new psychological data in
a sample of food secure and food insecure adults with and without obesity to examine the
connections between food insecurity, body weight, and psychological constructs. The
overarching objective of the study is to gather pilot data to identify potentially new
intervention targets that will be used in future studies to more rigorously investigate the
relationship between food insecurity and obesity.
is defined as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods.
While paradoxically linked, numerous studies have shown a significant association between
food insecurity and obesity. Moreover, recent narrative works have developed new, untested
hypotheses linking food insecurity and obesity positing the causal role of psychological
mechanisms. Given this, this mixed method pilot study will collect new psychological data in
a sample of food secure and food insecure adults with and without obesity to examine the
connections between food insecurity, body weight, and psychological constructs. The
overarching objective of the study is to gather pilot data to identify potentially new
intervention targets that will be used in future studies to more rigorously investigate the
relationship between food insecurity and obesity.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-49 years
- BMI ≥ 20.0 kg/m2
- Able to read and write using the English language
- Willing to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
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6400 Perkins Rd
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(225) 763-2500
Phone: 225-763-3000
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