Hamelin A M, Habicht J P, Beaudry M
Département des sciences des aliments et de nutrition, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
J Nutr. 1999 Feb;129(2S Suppl):525S-528S. doi: 10.1093/jn/129.2.525S.
A conceptual framework showing the household and social implications of food insecurity was elicited from a qualitative and quantitative study of 98 households from a heterogeneous low income population of Quebec city and rural surroundings; the study was designed to increase understanding of the experience of food insecurity in order to contribute to its prevention. According to the respondents' description, the experience of food insecurity is characterized by two categories of manifestations, i.e., the core characteristics of the phenomenon and a related set of actions and reactions by the household. This second category of manifestations is considered here as a first level of consequences of food insecurity. These consequences at the household level often interact with the larger environment to which the household belongs. On a chronic basis, the resulting interactions have certain implications that are tentatively labeled "social implications" in this paper. Their examination suggests that important aspects of human development depend on food security. It also raises questions concerning the nature of socially acceptable practices of food acquisition and food management, and how such acceptability can be assessed. Guidelines to that effect are proposed. Findings underline the relevance and urgency of working toward the realization of the right to food.
通过对魁北克市及周边农村地区98户不同类型低收入家庭进行定性和定量研究，得出了一个展示粮食不安全对家庭和社会影响的概念框架；该研究旨在增进对粮食不安全经历的理解，以便为预防粮食不安全做出贡献。根据受访者的描述，粮食不安全经历具有两类表现形式，即该现象的核心特征以及家庭的一系列相关行为和反应。这里将第二类表现形式视为粮食不安全的一级后果。家庭层面的这些后果往往与家庭所处的更大环境相互作用。长期来看，由此产生的相互作用具有某些影响，本文暂将其称为“社会影响”。对这些影响的研究表明，人类发展的重要方面取决于粮食安全。这也引发了关于粮食获取和粮食管理的社会可接受做法的性质以及如何评估这种可接受性的问题。为此提出了相关指导方针。研究结果强调了努力实现食物权的相关性和紧迫性。
