Food security and BMI status among adolescents in Kuantan, Pahang

• Main Authors: Mohd Abu Bakar, Wan Azdie, Yahya, Noor Atirah, Sidek, Suriati, Ab Ghalib, Halimatun Saadiah, Mat Ya, Roselawati, Abdul Rahman, Rozlin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2019
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; TX341 Nutrition. Foods and food supply
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/74003/1/74003_Food%20security%20and%20BMI%20status%20among%20adolescents_new.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/74003/; https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/501751
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background/Aims: Food security can be defined as the availability of and accessibility to food, acquired in an acceptable means at any given time and place in a way that could maintain health and wellbeing. This study aimed to identify the food security status and the nutritional status of adolescen...