Associations between depressive symptomatology, diet, and body mass index among participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Karen R FlórezRebecca L Collins

Abstract

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been shown to increase food security, or access to adequate food; however, SNAP participation has also been associated with obesity among certain demographic groups (eg, women, but not men and children), possibly due to poorer dietary quality. Depressive symptomatology is an understudied factor, which is associated with obesity across the lifespan. This study examined the relationship between depressive symptomatology, dietary quality, and body weight among a sample of SNAP participants (n=639). The analysis was cross-sectional; survey data were collected in May to December 2011 by trained data collectors. Adults who self-identified as the primary food shopper of the household in two predominantly low-income African-American neighborhoods characterized as "food deserts" in Pittsburgh, PA, were recruited to participate in this study. Dietary quality was calculated using the US Department of Agriculture's Healthy Eating Index-2005. Body mass index (BMI; calculated as kg/m(2)) was based on objective measurements taken by the interviewer. Current depressive symptomatology was assessed by a trained interviewer using the Patient Health Questionnaire-2. Descript...Continue Reading

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