Whereas the focus of food security is on the ability to acquire enough food, nutrition security, a relatively new concept, focuses on the ability to acquire food that promotes health. Shifting the focus from food to nutrition security will require thoughtful evaluation of screening tools and thorough elucidation and comparison of mechanistic actions of food and nutrition security on food choice and diet quality.

Publications

Thomson JL, Landry AS, Walls TI. Direct and indirect effects of food and nutrition security on dietary choice and healthfulness of food choice: causal mediation analysis. Current Developments in Nutrition 2024;8(2):102081. DOI: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2024.102081

Thomson JL, Landry AS, Walls TI. Differences in socioeconomic, dietary choice, and nutrition environment explanatory variables for food and nutrition security among households with and without children. Nutrients 2024;16:883. DOI: 10.3390/nu16060883