Interacting Water Insecurity and Food Insecurity: Recent Advances in Theory and Application

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q1 ANTHROPOLOGY

American Journal of Human Biology Pub Date : 2025-05-05 DOI:10.1002/ajhb.70052

Alexandra Brewis, Wendy Jepson, Asher Y. Rosinger, Justin Stoler, Cassandra L. Workman, Amber Wutich, Sera L. Young

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Abstract

Brewis, Workman et al. (2020) provided a basis for significant subsequent advancement in understanding the interplay between household water insecurity and food insecurity across diverse global contexts. This commentary reflects on the subsequent evolution of research and its application in the 5 years since the study's initial online publication in AJHB, highlighting dynamic mechanisms that link water insecurity and food insecurity and the implications for human health. Newer studies suggest that water insecurity may drive food insecurity more significantly than vice versa, with localized case studies revealing the diversity and complexity of multi-scalar factors that contribute to these relationships. Future research priorities include more refined water insecurity measurement tools and further testing of potential mechanisms in theorized causal pathways linking water insecurity and food insecurity to each other and health outcomes.

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水不安全与粮食不安全的相互作用：理论与应用的最新进展

Brewis， Workman等人（2020）为理解全球不同背景下家庭用水不安全与粮食不安全之间的相互作用提供了重要的后续进展基础。本评论反映了自该研究在AJHB上首次在线发表以来的5年中研究及其应用的后续演变，强调了将水不安全和粮食不安全及其对人类健康的影响联系起来的动态机制。较新的研究表明，水不安全对粮食不安全的影响可能比反之更大，本地化案例研究揭示了促成这些关系的多标量因素的多样性和复杂性。未来的研究重点包括更完善的水不安全测量工具，并进一步测试将水不安全和粮食不安全相互联系和健康结果的理论因果途径中的潜在机制。

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American Journal of Human Biology 生物-生物学

CiteScore

4.80

自引率

13.80%

发文量

124

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Human Biology is the Official Journal of the Human Biology Association. The American Journal of Human Biology is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, internationally circulated journal that publishes reports of original research, theoretical articles and timely reviews, and brief communications in the interdisciplinary field of human biology. As the official journal of the Human Biology Association, the Journal also publishes abstracts of research presented at its annual scientific meeting and book reviews relevant to the field. The Journal seeks scholarly manuscripts that address all aspects of human biology, health, and disease, particularly those that stress comparative, developmental, ecological, or evolutionary perspectives. The transdisciplinary areas covered in the Journal include, but are not limited to, epidemiology, genetic variation, population biology and demography, physiology, anatomy, nutrition, growth and aging, physical performance, physical activity and fitness, ecology, and evolution, along with their interactions. The Journal publishes basic, applied, and methodologically oriented research from all areas, including measurement, analytical techniques and strategies, and computer applications in human biology. Like many other biologically oriented disciplines, the field of human biology has undergone considerable growth and diversification in recent years, and the expansion of the aims and scope of the Journal is a reflection of this growth and membership diversification. The Journal is committed to prompt review, and priority publication is given to manuscripts with novel or timely findings, and to manuscripts of unusual interest.