Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA.
Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition, Omaha, NE, USA.
Transl Behav Med. 2020 Dec 31;10(6):1382-1389. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibaa112.
It is necessary to scale up measurement in order to confront the persisting problem of food insecurity in the United States (USA). The causes and consequences around food insecurity are briefly described in order to frame the complexity of the public health issue and demonstrate need for expanded measurement approaches. We assert that measurement of food security in the USA is currently based upon a core set of rigorous metrics and, moving forward, should also constitute a supplemental registry of measures to monitor and address variables that are associated with increased risk for food insecurity. Next, we depict dietary quality as a primary example of the power of measurement to make significant progress in our understanding and management of food insecurity. Finally, we discuss the translational implications in behavioral medicine required to make progress on achieving food security for all in the USA.
为了解决美国（USA）持续存在的粮食不安全问题，有必要扩大衡量范围。简要描述粮食不安全的原因和后果，以说明公共卫生问题的复杂性，并表明需要扩大衡量方法。我们断言，美国的粮食安全衡量目前基于一套严格的核心指标，而且今后还应构成一个监测和解决与粮食不安全风险增加相关变量的补充措施登记册。其次，我们将饮食质量作为衡量标准在增进我们对粮食不安全问题的理解和管理方面取得重大进展的一个主要范例。最后，我们讨论了行为医学中实现美国人人享有粮食安全目标所需的转化意义。
