FOOD, HEALTH AND GROWTH: A DISCUSSION OF THE NUTRITION OF CHILDREN
PART I: DEFINING FOOD SECURITY 1 THE FOOD SECURITY CONTINUUM: A NOVEL TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING FOOD INSECURITY AS A RANGE OF EXPERIENCES 2 USDA DEFINITION OF FOOD SECURITY IN THE U S UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART II: FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION, AND GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT 3 HOUSEHOLD FOOD (IN)SECURITY AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF URBAN POOR CHILDREN AGED 6 TO 23 MONTHS IN KENYA 4 HOUSEHOLD FOOD ACCESS AND CHILD MALNUTRITION: RESULTS FROM THE EIGHT-COUNTRY MAL-ED STUDY 5 FOOD INSECURITY AND LINEAR GROWTH OF ADOLESCENTS IN JIMMA ZONE, SOUTHWEST ETHIOPIA 6 FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH STUNTING AMONG CHILDREN ACCORDING TO THE LEVEL OF FOOD INSECURITY IN THE HOUSEHOLD: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF SOUTHEASTERN KENYA CONTENTS PART III: FOOD SECURITY AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH 7 BEYOND NUTRITION: HUNGER AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF YOUNG CANADIANS 8 FOOD INSECURITY AND CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH: A PROSPECTIVE BIRTH COHORT STUDY PART IV: FOOD SECURITY AND CHILD OBESITY 9 HOUSEHOLD FOOD INSECURITY AND CHILDHOOD OVERWEIGHT IN JAMAICA AND QUÉBEC: A GENDER-BASED ANALYSIS 10 COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD INSECURITY AND OBESITY: FOCUS GROUPS WITH CAREGIVERS OF MÉTIS AND OFF-RESERVE FIRST NATIONS CHILDREN PART V: CONCLUSION 11 HOUSEHOLD HARDSHIPS, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF VERY YOUNG CHILDREN: INSIGHTS FROM CHILDREN’S HEALTH WATCH