adding that higher food prices often increase food insecurity. "These shifts increase the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity." The United States Department of ...

Food insecurity is a serious problem in the U.S. and it may be about to get worse. The consequences could be dire, including ...

Children cannot wait until the recession ends. Their bodies and brains are growing now. Rising rates of food insecurity threaten their healthy growth and development. The lasting effects of early ...

the problem of food insecurity had already been on the rise around the world, with particular problems in Asia, Africa and Latin America. There are multiple ways to measure food insecurity ...

Census Bureau data for 2007 identified 12.4 million children as living in low or very low food-secure households. Research suggests that children whose families experience low or very low food ...

Michigan had the highest food insecurity rate in the Midwest. Some area food pantries and kitchens are trying to do more than just give food.

But which comes first, the food insecurity or the illness? Heart attacks or heart failure don’t develop overnight, so figuring out the chain of events means panning out for the long view.