Diana F. Jyoti|Edward A. Frongillo|Sonya J. Jones
Food Insecurity Affects School Children’s Academic Performance, Weight Gain, and Social Skills–
Cornell University|Cornell University|Cornell University|University of South Carolina
food insecurity associated diverse developmental consequences us children primarily crosssectional studies used longitudinal data investigate food insecurity time related changes reading mathematics test performance weight bmi social skills children data early childhood longitudinal studykindergarten cohort prospective sample approximately 21000 nationally representative children entering kindergarten 1998 followed 3rd grade food insecurity measured parent interview using modification usda module households classified food insecure reported 1 affirmative response past year households grouped 4 categories based temporal occurrence food insecurity kindergarten 3rd grade childrens academic performance height weight assessed directly childrens social skills reported teachers analyses examined effects modified food insecurity changes child outcomes using lagged dynamic difference ie fixedeffects models controlling child household contextual variables lagged models food insecurity predictive poor developmental trajectories children controlling variables food insecurity thus serves important marker identifying children fare worse terms subsequent development models controls food insecurity associated outcomes associations differed gender study provides strongest empirical evidence date food insecurity linked specific developmental consequences children consequences may nutritional nonnutritional