Food insecurity is associated with poor sleep outcomes among US adults.

Background: Although food insecure (FI) adults are at risk of chronic conditions, little research attention is given to their health behaviors, such as sleep.

Objective: We examined the associations between adult food security status and sleep duration, sleep latency, and sleep complaints reported to a health care professional.

Methods: Our population-based sample included 5637 men and 5264 women (≥22 y) who participated in the NHANES 2005-2010.

Food insecurity is not associated with lower energy intakes.

We examined the association between food insecurity and total daily energy intakes in American men and women. We estimated the number of daily snacks and meals consumed by individuals in different food security categories. Also, we calculated the energy contribution, energy density, and food group sources of those snacks and meals.