Food Insecurity in US Statesdoi:10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_101447Hunger Rates in the US StatesSpringer Netherlands
Food insecurity in the US is measured by the US government using a true probability sample of US citizens. While ideal, some researchers may consider cheaper opt﹊n internet surveys. This study measures food insecurity rates using three opt﹊n internet surveys and compares the measured rates to ...
Unemployment rate and median income gaps were found to be the strongest predictors of the Black–White disparity in food insecurity and the Black food insecurity rates in both state- and county-level models. Specifically, a 1% increase in Black unemployment rate compared with White unemployment ...
eTable 1. Six-Item USDA Food Security Module, Assessed in HRS Respondents in 2013 eTable 2. Association of Food Insecurity With Dementia Risk in Primary Analytic Sample eTable 3. Association of Food Insecurity With Memory Levels and Age-Related Decline in Primary Analytic Sample eTable 4. Asso...
Current trends in a number of indicators threaten the long-term economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the US food system. Key trends include: rates of agricultural land conversion, income and profitability from farming, degree of food industry consolidation, fraction of edible food ...
Results Overall, food insecurity among US families with older adults increased from 12.5% in 1999 to 2003 to 23.1% in 2015 to 2019. Rates of recurring food insecurity more than doubled (5.6% to 12.6%), whereas rates of chronic food insecurity more than tripled (2.0% to 6.3%). Across ...
Although this may reflect the excess burden of gout-related cardiometabolic and kidney sequalae among lower-income individuals,24,63 given the associations among socioeconomic status, food insecurity, diet quality, and obesity,25,64 especially among women,65 poverty could have downstream associations ...
Many university and college students across the U.S. report lacking access to a reliable supply of nutritious food, a concept known as food insecurity, which can affect their ability to learn, according to research presented at the annual convention of t
Over the course of the 20th century, rates of both food insecurity and water insecurity have improved overall, according to Rosinger, who leads the Penn State College of Health and Human Development Environmental Health Sciences Program and directs the Water, Health and Nutrition Lab. During the...
half received medically tailored meals.When their admission rates to medical facilities were compared to the half that did not receive meals,there was a similar decrease in admissions as that seen in the smaller study(https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2017.0999,https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaintern...