Scoping review protocol exploring the relationship between food insecurity, mental health and diet intake among adolescents across the globe
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Date
2023
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BMJ Publishing Group
Abstract
Studies, exploring the effect of food insecurity on physical and mental health, have shown that food insecurity is associated with lower self-reports of physical and mental health. With the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity has increased leading to higher risks of poor mental health. Despite evidence of the negative implications of food insecurity on mental health, there is a paucity of research on these variables for adolescents specifically. The current evidence shows there is a gap in adolescent centred research linking mental health and food insecurity globally. Adolescence is a crucial period of development where habits, nutritional inadequacies linked to food insecurity and mental health problems formed due to these inadequacies can be conveyed into adulthood. The aim of this study is to systematically scope the literature exploring the relationship between mental health, food (in) security and/or diet intake of adolescents
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Food insecurity, Mental health, Diet intake, Adolescents
Citation
Nkwanyana, A., Florence, M. and Swart, E.C., 2023. Scoping review protocol exploring the relationship between food insecurity, mental health and diet intake among adolescents across the globe. BMJ open, 13(4), p.e069436.