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This study aims to explore how food insecurity relates to childhood obesity through factors like parent BMI and mental health.

July 27, 2026Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Applying family stress theory to the food insecurity childhood obesity paradox: path model results from a rural pediatric obesity intervention study

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This study aims to explore how food insecurity relates to childhood obesity through factors like parent BMI and mental health.
Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from 148 parent-child dyads in rural Kansas.
Families assessed for food insecurity, mental health, child diet, and standard height/weight measurements.
Participants included families with children aged 6–10 years, above the 85th percentile of weight.
Significant positive associations found between food insecurity and both parent/child BMI(z) and parent distress symptoms (p<0.05).
Path models revealed parent BMI had a significant indirect effect on the relationship between food insecurity and child BMI(z) (βs=0.10–0.13, p<0.001).
Parent distress and child diet showed smaller mediation effects, indicating a complex relationship in food insecurity and obesity.

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Randomized trial evaluates relationships between food insecurity, weight status, and mental health in rural families, suggesting intervention implications.

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Chuning et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a670c2a40bca442e0d4aef0 https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsag054

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Randomized trial evaluates relationships between food insecurity, weight status, and mental health in rural families, suggesting intervention implications.

Applying family stress theory to the food insecurity childhood obesity paradox: path model results from a rural pediatric obesity intervention study

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Applying family stress theory to the food insecurity childhood obesity paradox: path model results from a rural pediatric obesity intervention study

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