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Using syndemic theory to understand food insecurity and diet-related chronic diseases

Ashley Guido · 8/8/2312:58 PM

Syndemic Theory (ST) provides a framework to examine mutually enhancing diseases/health issues under conditions of social inequality and inequity. ST has been used in multiple disciplines to address interacting infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, and mental health conditions. The theory has been critiqued for its inability to measure disease interactions and their individual and combined health outcomes. This article reviews literature that strongly suggests a syndemic between...

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Using syndemic theory to understand food insecurity and diet-related chronic diseases

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