by Edwin Brands, Argie Manolis, Danny Kenyon, Lily Sugimura and Allison Koos
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This article reports the approach and main findings of a yearlong effort (2021-2022) to characterize food security within the context of Stevens County, MN (population 9,700), a rural county in West-Central Minnesota, USA. We used the USDA ERS Community Food Security Assessment Toolkit (with some ...
Journal of Food Security. 2024, 12(1), 1-12. DOI: 10.12691/jfs-12-1-1
Pub. Date: March 17, 2024
by Maiya Ahluwalia, Heidi Emery, Nicole Steadman, David M. Beauchamp, Rachel K. von Holt, Nadia M. Cartwright, Elaina B.K. Brendel and Jennifer M. Monk
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Food insecurity is a global public health challenge, with those affected having inadequate or insecure access to food due to financial constraints. This study determined the effectiveness of reducing community food insecurity by implementing a sliding scale payment model approach at a local ...
Journal of Food Security. 2023, 11(3), 106-116. DOI: 10.12691/jfs-11-3-4
Pub. Date: December 28, 2023
by Soualio Kamagate, Jean Paul Aristide Amani, Howélé Ouattara, Desiré Thierry Gleanou and Paul Angoué Yapo
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In order to judge the state of health of the sheep authorized for slaughter at the slaughterhouse of the city of Korhogo through their lipid profile, 82 sheep were sampled. In each of the selected animals, total blood was taken and collected under aseptic condition on fasting mornings. These samples ...
Journal of Food Security. 2023, 11(3), 101-105. DOI: 10.12691/jfs-11-3-3
Pub. Date: December 25, 2023
by Palak Gupta and Lendel Kade Narine
Original Research
Objective: To (i) understand prevalence of household food insecurity (HFI), (ii) examine the association of HFI with social determinants of health, and (iii) assess the association of HFI to overall health status. Design: Cross-sectional Setting: Utah residents Participants: Data was collected from ...
Journal of Food Security. 2023, 11(3), 92-100. DOI: 10.12691/jfs-11-3-2
Pub. Date: November 23, 2023
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by Ndiaye Khady, Kane Cheikhou, Ndoye Mouhamed, Ayessou Nicolas, Cisse Mady and Diop Codou Mar
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The numerous benefits of anthocyanins from Hibiscus sabdariffa L on human health explain all the thermal and athermal preservation techniques undertaken so far. However, these methods result in considerable losses of anthocyanins, leading to a deterioration of the nutritional and organoleptic ...
Journal of Food Security. 2023, 11(3), 85-91. DOI: 10.12691/jfs-11-3-1
Pub. Date: November 14, 2023
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