Adverse Childhood Experiences and Diet Quality in young African-American women: A descriptive analysis of a community-based survey
Abstract
Diet-related disease such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in young African American women1. Around 49% of this population over the age of 20 has some form of heart disease. Evidence suggests adults with high adverse childhood experiences (ACES) (4 or more) are less likely to engage in protective health behaviors including healthy dietary practices in adulthood, which increases their risk of CVD234. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between ACEs and diet quality in African American women aged 18-35.
1Heron M. Deaths: Leading causes for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018.
2Su, S., Jimenez, M. P., Roberts, C. T., & Loucks, E. B. (2015). The role of adverse childhood experiences in cardiovascular disease risk: a review with emphasis on plausible mechanisms. Current cardiology reports, 17(10), 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-015-0645-1
3Nikulina, V., & Widom, C. S. (2014). Do race, neglect, and childhood poverty predict physical health in adulthood? A multilevel prospective analysis. Child abuse & neglect, 38(3), 414–424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.09.007
4Sonu, S., Post, S., & Feinglass, J. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences and the onset of chronic disease in young adulthood. Preventive medicine, 123, 163–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.032
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Diet Quality in young African-American women: A descriptive analysis of a community-based survey
Diet-related disease such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in young African American women1. Around 49% of this population over the age of 20 has some form of heart disease. Evidence suggests adults with high adverse childhood experiences (ACES) (4 or more) are less likely to engage in protective health behaviors including healthy dietary practices in adulthood, which increases their risk of CVD234. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between ACEs and diet quality in African American women aged 18-35.
1Heron M. Deaths: Leading causes for 2016. National Vital Statistics Reports; vol 67 no 6. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018.
2Su, S., Jimenez, M. P., Roberts, C. T., & Loucks, E. B. (2015). The role of adverse childhood experiences in cardiovascular disease risk: a review with emphasis on plausible mechanisms. Current cardiology reports, 17(10), 88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-015-0645-1
3Nikulina, V., & Widom, C. S. (2014). Do race, neglect, and childhood poverty predict physical health in adulthood? A multilevel prospective analysis. Child abuse & neglect, 38(3), 414–424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.09.007
4Sonu, S., Post, S., & Feinglass, J. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences and the onset of chronic disease in young adulthood. Preventive medicine, 123, 163–170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.032