Prior research has documented the association between food insecurity and eating disorders, disordered eating behaviors, and body dissatisfaction. No known research has investigated whether food insecurity is associated with muscle dysmorphia symptomatology, which was the aim of this study. Data from 912 adolescents and young adults in Canada were analyzed. Linear regression analyses were used to determine the association between experiencing past year food insecurity and current muscle dysmorphia symptomatology. Among the sample, 15.7% reported experiencing any food insecurity. In regression analyses, food insecurity was significantly associated with greater overall muscle dysmorphia symptomatology and symptoms of Functional Impairment and Appearance Intolerance. Nearly one in five (18.5%) participants who reported food insecurity were at clinical risk for muscle-dysmorphia. Findings add to the growing literature on the adverse correlates of food insecurity and underscore the need for more research and intervention efforts to address the relationship between food insecurity and muscle dysmorphia symptomatology.

先前的研究已经记录了粮食不安全与饮食失调、饮食行为紊乱和身体不满意之间的关联。目前还没有已知的研究调查食品不安全是否与肌肉畸形症状相关，而这正是本研究的目的。对加拿大 912 名青少年和年轻人的数据进行了分析。线性回归分析用于确定去年经历的粮食不安全与当前肌肉畸形症状之间的关联。在样本中，15.7% 的人表示经历过任何粮食不安全的情况。在回归分析中，粮食不安全与整体肌肉畸形症状以及功能障碍和外观不耐受症状显着相关。近五分之一（18.5%）的报告食品不安全的参与者存在肌肉畸形的临床风险。研究结果补充了越来越多关于粮食不安全的不利相关性的文献，并强调需要更多的研究和干预工作来解决粮食不安全和肌肉畸形症状之间的关系。