The availability of allergen-friendly food for college students experiencing food insecurity

IF 5.8 2区医学 Q1 ALLERGY

Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Pub Date : 2024-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.anai.2024.07.008

Megan Elaine Miller MPH , Yamini Virkud MD, MA, MPH , Giovanni Mariano Rodriguez BS , Wendy Gordon Pake MS

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Abstract

Background

The burden of dietary restrictions includes the high cost and limited availability of allergen-friendly products which disproportionately affects people with food insecurity.

Objective

To better understand access to allergen-friendly food for college students experiencing food insecurity with food allergies or other diet-treated conditions by surveying college campus food pantries.

Methods

A total of 120 randomly selected US colleges/universities were recruited to complete FOODiversity's Food Insecurity Questionnaire about campus food pantry operations, dietary restrictions, and food-insecurity initiatives and provide details about their resources and training dedicated to supporting food-insecure young adults who avoid specific food(s).

Results

Of the respondents, 48% ask students about dietary restrictions at food pantry intake, 37% track the number of patrons with restrictions, 30% process allergen-friendly product requests, 17% train staff about dietary restrictions, and 4% modify processes to accommodate dietary restrictions. Of the 48% who inquire about dietary restrictions, follow-up interventions vary in levels of accommodation. Dairy-free and gluten-free products are most frequently requested, and gluten-free products are the most donated/stocked and most difficult to accommodate.

Conclusion

Food pantries play a critical role in reducing the burden experienced by food-insecure individuals; however, most pantries are unable to provide sufficient accommodations for clients with food allergies or other diet-treated conditions, including staff training, provision of allergen-friendly products, or identifying food-insecure college students with dietary restrictions, and promoting food allergy safety and nutritional impacts.

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为食品不安全的大学生提供过敏原友好型食品：探索当前的校园实践。

背景：饮食限制造成的负担包括高昂的成本和有限的过敏原友好型产品，这对食物无保障的人群造成了极大的影响：饮食限制造成的负担包括高昂的成本和过敏原友好型产品的有限供应，这对食品不安全人群造成了极大的影响：我们的目的是通过调查大学校园食品储藏室，更好地了解因食物过敏或其他饮食治疗条件而面临食品不安全问题的大学生获得过敏原友好型食品的情况。方法：我们随机抽取了 120 所美国大学，让他们填写 FOODiversity 的食品不安全问卷，了解校园食品储藏室的运营、饮食限制和食品不安全倡议，并提供有关其资源和培训的详细信息，专门用于支持避免食用特定食物的食品不安全年轻人：结果：48% 的受访者在食品储藏室接收学生时会询问学生的饮食限制，37% 的受访者会跟踪有饮食限制的顾客人数，30% 的受访者会处理过敏原友好型产品申请，17% 的受访者会对员工进行饮食限制方面的培训，4% 的受访者会修改流程以适应饮食限制。在询问饮食限制的 48% 的人中，后续干预措施的便利程度各不相同。无乳制品和无麸质产品是最常见的要求，而无麸质产品是捐赠/储备最多的，也是最难满足的：食物储藏室在减轻食物无保障者的负担方面发挥着至关重要的作用，然而，大多数食物储藏室无法为食物过敏或其他饮食治疗疾病的客户提供足够的便利，包括员工培训、提供过敏原友好型产品或识别有饮食限制的食物无保障大学生；以及宣传食物过敏安全和营养影响。

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Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 医学-过敏

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

6.80%

发文量

437

审稿时长

33 days

期刊介绍： Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is a scholarly medical journal published monthly by the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The purpose of Annals is to serve as an objective evidence-based forum for the allergy/immunology specialist to keep up to date on current clinical science (both research and practice-based) in the fields of allergy, asthma, and immunology. The emphasis of the journal will be to provide clinical and research information that is readily applicable to both the clinician and the researcher. Each issue of the Annals shall also provide opportunities to participate in accredited continuing medical education activities to enhance overall clinical proficiency.