The Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Nutritional Environment and Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutritional Policies and Education for Health Promotion".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 March 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food insecurity; nutrition insecurity; food environment; community based participatory research (CBPR); diet related health disparities; nutrition behaviors; food quality
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food and nutrition insecurity remains a critical public health challenge with implications for population health outcomes. Limited access to healthy food options contributes to chronic disease prevalence, mental health burdens, academic achievement, and overall health inequities. Systemic barriers that perpetuate food and nutrition insecurity include, but are not limited to, geographic, economic, and cultural factors. This Special Issue will present studies that explore the multifaceted relationship between access to nutritious and adequate food and health trajectories. Its studies will examine current data, policy frameworks, and community-level interventions that highlight strategies that move beyond access to address the root causes of food and/or nutrition insecurity and promote sustainable health improvements across populations.
Dr. Onikia N. Brown
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food insecurity
- food environment
- community based participatory research (CBPR)
- diet related health disparities
- nutrition behaviors
- nutrition security
- food insecurity
- nutrition insecurity
- food access
- food quality
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