General Article Why food deprivation in childhood is linked to obesity

Topic Selected: Obesity Book Volume: 436

Why food deprivation in childhood is linked to obesity

Khizra Tariq, University of Salford

As energy prices rise and the cost of living goes up, it is estimated that there are 4 million children from poorer households who have limited or uncertain access to healthy food.

My current PhD research is examining how this childhood food insecurity affects eating behaviour. Research suggests that food deprivation in childhood leads to obesity.

A 2017 study found that children between the age of eig...

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