“Food Insecure” Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic, Study Finds

July 2006 issue of "Preventing Chronic Disease", a CDC publication
2580 subjects
702 "food insecure", balance "food secure"
Higher BMI and greater risk of diabetes for "food insecure".

............ brief quote .......

While it might be surprising that someone can be overweight while
experiencing hunger, Holben explained that low-cost foods such as fast
food “are lower in cost, usually are high fat and high sugar and taste
good,” which makes it easier for families to rely on these foods. He
also pointed to preliminary studies conducted elsewhere that show that
malnourishment at a young age can result in adults whose metabolism
works more slowly, predisposing them for quick weight gain.

An irregular food supply, caused by monthly food allotments that may run
out by the end of the month, also can set up periods of bingeing and
fasting, which in turn prompt the body to store as much energy as
possible for those times when food is in short supply, Holben said.

[ I remember in graduate school, I would run out of money before the end
of the month. At 5'6" I weighed 128 lbs at graduation. I could wear a
boy's size 20 coat from Sears and saved money on buying clothes that
way. This may not compare to the actual Appalachian situation, however.]
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“Food Insecure” Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic, Study Finds

Monday Jun 19, 2006
by CHRISTINA DIERKES
“Food Insecure” Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic, Study Finds


Contact: David Holben, (740) 593-2875,
Media Contact: Andrea Gibson, (740) 597-2166,


ATHENS, Ohio – Members of rural Appalachian households who lack access
to food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have
diabetes, according to an Ohio University study.

Researcher David Holben found that subjects from households with greater
levels of what medical, nutrition and dietetic professionals call “food
insecurity” had a greater body mass index (BMI) than those with smaller
levels of food insecurity (an average BMI of 30.3 vs. average BMI of
29). Those from food insecure households also were more likely to have
diabetes (37.9 percent) and to be overweight (48.1 percent) than
subjects from food secure households (25.8 percent and 35.1 percent,
respectively).

The study was published in the July 2006 issue of Preventing Chronic
Disease, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control.

A total of 2,580 people participated in the Ohio University project,
with 72.8 percent from food secure households and 27.2 percent from food
insecure households that may or may not be experiencing hunger. That’s
higher than the national average: In 1999, the year the Ohio University
study was conducted, 10.1 percent of U.S. households were food insecure.

Food insecurity is associated health problems such as stress, obesity,
diabetes and heart disease, as well as with poor management of chronic
disease, said Holben, who recently wrote a major position paper about
the problem for the American Dietetic Association.

The survey included residents of Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Perry, Pike and
Vinton counties in Ohio. Researchers asked participants about food
access of their households, as well as health care access and use. Those
who agreed to an additional health exam were checked for weight, blood
pressure, hemoglobin levels, total cholesterol and blood glucose
control, said Holben, associate professor of human and consumer sciences
and the director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics in Ohio
University's College of Health and Human Services.

Volunteers were recruited from community sites, such as fairs and
festivals, food distribution programs, churches, senior centers,
community centers, grocery stores and shopping malls. While the sample
is not representative of the region in which it was collected, the study
provides an impression of the problems faced by residents of rural
Appalachia.

“This does have implications for policy, and it has implications for
patient care,” Holben said about the study findings. “Physicians, nurses
– not just dietitians – need to be aware that people may not have money
to buy medicine, and that they have a harder time managing a chronic
disease if they’re food insecure.”

While it might be surprising that someone can be overweight while
experiencing hunger, Holben explained that low-cost foods such as fast
food “are lower in cost, usually are high fat and high sugar and taste
good,” which makes it easier for families to rely on these foods. He
also pointed to preliminary studies conducted elsewhere that show that
malnourishment at a young age can result in adults whose metabolism
works more slowly, predisposing them for quick weight gain.

An irregular food supply, caused by monthly food allotments that may run
out by the end of the month, also can set up periods of bingeing and
fasting, which in turn prompt the body to store as much energy as
possible for those times when food is in short supply, Holben said.

To address the food insecurity problem, Holben suggests educational
programs on better managing food supply, nutrition education (such as
recipe ideas for some of the foods provided by the food assistance
programs) and proper interpretation of sell-by dates on food labels.

“(Those dates) don’t mean that magically on that date the food rots, but
if we have people throwing away foods, and yet they don’t have resources
to buy foods, that could be a problem,” said Holben, who is continuing
to study issues of food security, obesity and diabetes in a national sample.

Co-author on the Preventing Chronic Disease paper is Alfred Pheley, a
former Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine professor who is
now on the faculty of the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in
Blacksburg, Va. The study was funded by a grant from the Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Copyright © 2005 Ohio University. All Rights Reserved.

- (740) 593-0946

--
1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)

wrote:
The cheap foods the grains - corn, wheat flour, etc.

Exactly what high fat foods are cheap?

Margarine chiefly. You put it on rice, bread, tortillas, ramen and
whatever other cheap grain-based crap you have when you have very
little to spend on food. Been there a long, long, long time ago. Also
the very cheapest meats (and easy to stretch) are the fattiest ground
beef, sausage and stew meats.

Carmen


Jbuch wrote:
July 2006 issue of "Preventing Chronic Disease", a CDC publication
2580 subjects
702 "food insecure", balance "food secure"
Higher BMI and greater risk of diabetes for "food insecure".

........... brief quote .......

While it might be surprising that someone can be overweight while
experiencing hunger, Holben explained that low-cost foods such as fast
food "are lower in cost, usually are high fat and high sugar and taste
good," which makes it easier for families to rely on these foods. He
also pointed to preliminary studies conducted elsewhere that show that
malnourishment at a young age can result in adults whose metabolism
works more slowly, predisposing them for quick weight gain.

An irregular food supply, caused by monthly food allotments that may run
out by the end of the month, also can set up periods of bingeing and
fasting, which in turn prompt the body to store as much energy as
possible for those times when food is in short supply, Holben said.

[ I remember in graduate school, I would run out of money before the end
of the month. At 5'6" I weighed 128 lbs at graduation. I could wear a
boy's size 20 coat from Sears and saved money on buying clothes that
way. This may not compare to the actual Appalachian situation, however.]
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"Food Insecure" Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic, Study Finds

Monday Jun 19, 2006
by CHRISTINA DIERKES
"Food Insecure" Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic, Study Finds


Contact: David Holben, (740) 593-2875,
Media Contact: Andrea Gibson, (740) 597-2166,


ATHENS, Ohio - Members of rural Appalachian households who lack access
to food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have
diabetes, according to an Ohio University study.

Researcher David Holben found that subjects from households with greater
levels of what medical, nutrition and dietetic professionals call "food
insecurity" had a greater body mass index (BMI) than those with smaller
levels of food insecurity (an average BMI of 30.3 vs. average BMI of
29). Those from food insecure households also were more likely to have
diabetes (37.9 percent) and to be overweight (48.1 percent) than
subjects from food secure households (25.8 percent and 35.1 percent,
respectively).

The study was published in the July 2006 issue of Preventing Chronic
Disease, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control.

A total of 2,580 people participated in the Ohio University project,
with 72.8 percent from food secure households and 27.2 percent from food
insecure households that may or may not be experiencing hunger. That's
higher than the national average: In 1999, the year the Ohio University
study was conducted, 10.1 percent of U.S. households were food insecure.

Food insecurity is associated health problems such as stress, obesity,
diabetes and heart disease, as well as with poor management of chronic
disease, said Holben, who recently wrote a major position paper about
the problem for the American Dietetic Association.

The survey included residents of Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Perry, Pike and
Vinton counties in Ohio. Researchers asked participants about food
access of their households, as well as health care access and use. Those
who agreed to an additional health exam were checked for weight, blood
pressure, hemoglobin levels, total cholesterol and blood glucose
control, said Holben, associate professor of human and consumer sciences
and the director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics in Ohio
University's College of Health and Human Services.

Volunteers were recruited from community sites, such as fairs and
festivals, food distribution programs, churches, senior centers,
community centers, grocery stores and shopping malls. While the sample
is not representative of the region in which it was collected, the study
provides an impression of the problems faced by residents of rural
Appalachia.

"This does have implications for policy, and it has implications for
patient care," Holben said about the study findings. "Physicians, nurses
- not just dietitians - need to be aware that people may not have money
to buy medicine, and that they have a harder time managing a chronic
disease if they're food insecure."

While it might be surprising that someone can be overweight while
experiencing hunger, Holben explained that low-cost foods such as fast
food "are lower in cost, usually are high fat and high sugar and taste
good," which makes it easier for families to rely on these foods. He
also pointed to preliminary studies conducted elsewhere that show that
malnourishment at a young age can result in adults whose metabolism
works more slowly, predisposing them for quick weight gain.

An irregular food supply, caused by monthly food allotments that may run
out by the end of the month, also can set up periods of bingeing and
fasting, which in turn prompt the body to store as much energy as
possible for those times when food is in short supply, Holben said.

To address the food insecurity problem, Holben suggests educational
programs on better managing food supply, nutrition education (such as
recipe ideas for some of the foods provided by the food assistance
programs) and proper interpretation of sell-by dates on food labels.

"(Those dates) don't mean that magically on that date the food rots, but
if we have people throwing away foods, and yet they don't have resources
to buy foods, that could be a problem," said Holben, who is continuing
to study issues of food security, obesity and diabetes in a national sample.

Co-author on the Preventing Chronic Disease paper is Alfred Pheley, a
former Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine professor who is
now on the faculty of the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in
Blacksburg, Va. The study was funded by a grant from the Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Copyright © 2005 Ohio University. All Rights Reserved.

- (740) 593-0946

--
1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)

wrote:
The cheap foods the grains - corn, wheat flour, etc.

Exactly what high fat foods are cheap?

TC


He said it carefully in the text, if you read it well.

Cheap is relative to the opportunity/labor cost of preparing food
cheaply vs buying food ready to eat cheaply.


Jbuch wrote:

July 2006 issue of "Preventing Chronic Disease", a CDC publication
2580 subjects
702 "food insecure", balance "food secure"
Higher BMI and greater risk of diabetes for "food insecure".

........... brief quote .......

While it might be surprising that someone can be overweight while
experiencing hunger, Holben explained that low-cost foods such as fast
food "are lower in cost, usually are high fat and high sugar and taste
good," which makes it easier for families to rely on these foods. He
also pointed to preliminary studies conducted elsewhere that show that
malnourishment at a young age can result in adults whose metabolism
works more slowly, predisposing them for quick weight gain.

An irregular food supply, caused by monthly food allotments that may run
out by the end of the month, also can set up periods of bingeing and
fasting, which in turn prompt the body to store as much energy as
possible for those times when food is in short supply, Holben said.

[ I remember in graduate school, I would run out of money before the end
of the month. At 5'6" I weighed 128 lbs at graduation. I could wear a
boy's size 20 coat from Sears and saved money on buying clothes that
way. This may not compare to the actual Appalachian situation, however.]
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"Food Insecure" Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic, Study Finds

Monday Jun 19, 2006
by CHRISTINA DIERKES
"Food Insecure" Appalachians More Likely to be Obese, Diabetic, Study Finds


Contact: David Holben, (740) 593-2875,
Media Contact: Andrea Gibson, (740) 597-2166,


ATHENS, Ohio - Members of rural Appalachian households who lack access
to food or experience hunger are more likely to be obese and have
diabetes, according to an Ohio University study.

Researcher David Holben found that subjects from households with greater
levels of what medical, nutrition and dietetic professionals call "food
insecurity" had a greater body mass index (BMI) than those with smaller
levels of food insecurity (an average BMI of 30.3 vs. average BMI of
29). Those from food insecure households also were more likely to have
diabetes (37.9 percent) and to be overweight (48.1 percent) than
subjects from food secure households (25.8 percent and 35.1 percent,
respectively).

The study was published in the July 2006 issue of Preventing Chronic
Disease, a publication of the Centers for Disease Control.

A total of 2,580 people participated in the Ohio University project,
with 72.8 percent from food secure households and 27.2 percent from food
insecure households that may or may not be experiencing hunger. That's
higher than the national average: In 1999, the year the Ohio University
study was conducted, 10.1 percent of U.S. households were food insecure.

Food insecurity is associated health problems such as stress, obesity,
diabetes and heart disease, as well as with poor management of chronic
disease, said Holben, who recently wrote a major position paper about
the problem for the American Dietetic Association.

The survey included residents of Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Perry, Pike and
Vinton counties in Ohio. Researchers asked participants about food
access of their households, as well as health care access and use. Those
who agreed to an additional health exam were checked for weight, blood
pressure, hemoglobin levels, total cholesterol and blood glucose
control, said Holben, associate professor of human and consumer sciences
and the director of the Didactic Program in Dietetics in Ohio
University's College of Health and Human Services.

Volunteers were recruited from community sites, such as fairs and
festivals, food distribution programs, churches, senior centers,
community centers, grocery stores and shopping malls. While the sample
is not representative of the region in which it was collected, the study
provides an impression of the problems faced by residents of rural
Appalachia.

"This does have implications for policy, and it has implications for
patient care," Holben said about the study findings. "Physicians, nurses
- not just dietitians - need to be aware that people may not have money
to buy medicine, and that they have a harder time managing a chronic
disease if they're food insecure."

While it might be surprising that someone can be overweight while
experiencing hunger, Holben explained that low-cost foods such as fast
food "are lower in cost, usually are high fat and high sugar and taste
good," which makes it easier for families to rely on these foods. He
also pointed to preliminary studies conducted elsewhere that show that
malnourishment at a young age can result in adults whose metabolism
works more slowly, predisposing them for quick weight gain.

An irregular food supply, caused by monthly food allotments that may run
out by the end of the month, also can set up periods of bingeing and
fasting, which in turn prompt the body to store as much energy as
possible for those times when food is in short supply, Holben said.

To address the food insecurity problem, Holben suggests educational
programs on better managing food supply, nutrition education (such as
recipe ideas for some of the foods provided by the food assistance
programs) and proper interpretation of sell-by dates on food labels.

"(Those dates) don't mean that magically on that date the food rots, but
if we have people throwing away foods, and yet they don't have resources
to buy foods, that could be a problem," said Holben, who is continuing
to study issues of food security, obesity and diabetes in a national sample.

Co-author on the Preventing Chronic Disease paper is Alfred Pheley, a
former Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine professor who is
now on the faculty of the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in
Blacksburg, Va. The study was funded by a grant from the Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Copyright © 2005 Ohio University. All Rights Reserved.

- (740) 593-0946

--
1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)




--
1) Eat Till SATISFIED, Not STUFFED... Atkins repeated 9 times in the book
2) Exercise: It's Non-Negotiable..... Chapter 22 title, Atkins book
3) Don't Diet Without Supplemental Nutrients... Chapter 23 title, Atkins
book
4) A sensible eating plan, and follow it. (Atkins, Self Made or Other)

Carmen wrote:
wrote:
The cheap foods the grains - corn, wheat flour, etc.

Exactly what high fat foods are cheap?

Margarine chiefly. You put it on rice, bread, tortillas, ramen and
whatever other cheap grain-based crap you have when you have very
little to spend on food. Been there a long, long, long time ago. Also
the very cheapest meats (and easy to stretch) are the fattiest ground
beef, sausage and stew meats.

Carmen


Stew meats are generally leaner. Good sausage is not cheap, and ground
beef has shifted over to where it is not nearly as fatty as it used to
be.

There has been a large shift over to lower fat meats in the last 30
years. Overall consumption of fats has gone down about 10% and
consumption of carbs has gone up by about 12% in that time. That was in
response to the mainstream medical concept of eating fewer fats and
more low calorie carbs to get thin and healthy.

Margarine is a low(er) cost, nasty, highly processed, vegetable oil
product. I can see the problem with it, and obesity is only one aspect
of it.

I think the problems with obesity in the poorer populations is
primarily caused by excessive consumption of low cost foods like soda,
pasta, bread, sugar, potato chips, etc. It is mostly, if not wholy, a
refined carb problem.

TC