Diet, Nutrient Status, and Food Insecurity

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Conditions studied: Food Insecurity

In brief

Arkansas has one of the highest rates for food insecurity and 27.7% of children in the University of Arkansas area are food insecure. In addition, more than 14% of children ages 2-4 are obese and 20% of children ages 10-17 are obese. In Northwest Arkansas, the area surrounding the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville (Washington County), the food insecurity rate for adults is 17.9% (an estimated 34,730 individuals) and the food insecurity rate for children under 17 years of age is 24.4% (12,150 individuals). In addition, the surrounding counties have similar food insecurity rates (This makes Northwest Arkansas an ideal location to conduct a pilot study focusing on egg supplementation, childhood obesity, and food insecurity (http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/our-research/map-the-meal-gap).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03412825

Run by

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

People needed

50

Starts

2017-12-01

Expected to finish

2018-11-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-04-26

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Food insecurity assessed by use of SNAP benefits or qualifying using the US Food Security Scale).

You may not qualify if…

• No dietary restrictions
• Fear of needles
• Metabolic disorders
• Picky eating
• Taking medication

Where it is running

• University of Arkansas — Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

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