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Family chaos and lack of mealtime planning is associated with food insecurity in low income households

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  • Fiese, Barbara H.
  • Gundersen, Craig
  • Koester, Brenda
  • Jones, Blake

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•Family chaos and lack of meal planning distinguished food insecure from food secure households.•Findings held when controlling for confounders such as education and marital status.•Mealtime planning may be a resource for food insecure households.

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  • Fiese, Barbara H. & Gundersen, Craig & Koester, Brenda & Jones, Blake, 2016. "Family chaos and lack of mealtime planning is associated with food insecurity in low income households," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 21(C), pages 147-155.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ehbiol:v:21:y:2016:i:c:p:147-155
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.01.004
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