Low Food Security Present on College Campuses despite High Nutrition Literacy
2021
Moore, Carolyn E. | Davis, Kathleen E. | Wang, Wanyi
College students have higher food insecurity than non-student households. The relationship between college student food security and nutrition literacy has not been explored. Across three campuses (n = 672), the relationship was assessed between food security and nutrition literacy. Low and very low food security were highly prevalent (44%) with very low food security highest among Black (30%) and freshmen students (32.7%). Among students with adequate nutrition literacy, a greater proportion were food secure (58%) with only 18% having low food security; however, this relationship was weak (r = +0.143, p < 0.01). Targeted measures to address food security must consider race and student class disparities.
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