Sixth, it is important to bear in mind that our analyses focused on the effects of mild food insecurity on health status. The relationships observed may, therefore, be conservative in nature, and families experiencing more severe forms of food insecurity need to be included in future studies addressing these relationships. Finally, the hypothesized associations among the constructs in this study are not the only relationships that could be used to examine the link between food insecurity and health status. Alternative models specifying different relationships could be used to explore the link between food insecurity and health status.
Conclusions
Despite the limitations, the findings point to the following conclusions. First, food insecurity has an independent effect on adolescents