The association of household food security householdcharacteristics and school environment with obesity statusamong off-reserve First Nations and Métis children and youthin Canada: results from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey

摘要

Introduction:Indigenous children are twice as likely to be classified as obese and three times as likely to experience household food insecurity when compared with non- Indigenous Canadian children. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between food insecurity and weight status among Métis and off-reserve First Nations children and youth across Canada.