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September 10, 2025

Systemic Factors Fuel Food Insecurity Among Collegiate Student-Athletes: Qualitative Findings from the Running on Empty Study.

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BGBárbara GordonNCNatalie ChristensenJRJenifer Reader

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Overview

Qualitative findings highlight social determinants and varied screening approaches in collegiate student-athletes' food insecurity.

Key Points

  • Prevalence of food insecurity among collegiate student-athletes ranges from 9.9% to 65%, indicating a severe issue.
  • Emerging themes include financial challenges and competing priorities that increase food insecurity risks for these athletes.
  • Focus groups with 27 professionals revealed five distinct approaches for screening food insecurity among student-athletes.
  • Successful mitigation strategies must address systemic influences beyond individual factors affecting food security.

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Gordon et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a3f954b1d3bfb60de0eahttps://doi.org/10.3390/nu17142254
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