Children’s Very Low Food Security is Associated with Increased Dietary Intakes in Energy, Fat, and Added Sugar among Mexican-Origin Children (6-11 Y) in Texas Border Colonias

The Southwestern United States border region is home to many colonias. These settlements are occupied by a growing population of people who share a similar Mexican heritage, language, and socioeconomic standing and who have unacceptably high rates of poverty, adult and childhood obesity, and food insecurity [1-3]. Border-region colonias can be considered an archetype for the increasing number of new destination immigrant communities [1]. Many of these communities of Mexican immigrants are located throughout the United States, including many non-traditional interior locales [4-6].