The Need to Prioritize People With Disabilities in Nutrition Education

Authors

• Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen
• Jody Vogelzang
• Bree Bode
• Nazanin M. Heydarian, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow
• Rebecca Russell
• Emily Watt Clarke

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2024

Abstract

Defining disabilities and tying them to chronic nutrition-related diseases can be difficult given the breadth and variability among definitions and the often-fluid nature of disability. Broadly defined disability categories include intellectual, physical, sensory, and individual disease states. People with intellectual disabilities, people with impairments to physical mobility, and blind and low vision people have all been found to be at higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Type 2 diabetes (T2D) than persons without disabilities.

Comments

Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.17615/914w-qz12

Recommended Citation

Hollis-Hansen, K., Vogelzang, J., Bode, B., Markworth, A., Rivera, R. L., Heydarian, N., Russell, R., & Clarke, E. W. (2024). The Need to Prioritize People With Disabilities in Nutrition Education. Journal of nutrition education and behavior, 56(3), 119–120. https://doi.org/10.17615/914w-qz12

Publication Title

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

DOI

10.17615/914w-qz12