twenty years ago a television would have been a luxury, and still is in many countries now. even now we cannot say it is a need in the same sense as food, clothing and shelter. yet if most of the people of a country have one, it comes to be accepted as a need. it is possible...
Here are some fast facts about food insecurity in the United States: In the United States, regions with a higher percentage of food-insecure people tend to havehigher rates of chronic illness such as diabetes, obesity, and hypertension.
Food insecurity refers to people with limited or insecure access to all food types due to financial constraints, often skipping meals and going hungry. People living in food deserts may experience food insecurity, but they aren’t a causal relationship. How to eat nutritious food while living in...
Escarra, Vicki
根据第一段When a group of college kids channeled their pandemic troubles into action,they never imagined the project would fuel a nationwide movement to tackle hunger and food waste.(当一群大学生将他们的流行病困扰转化为行动时,他们从未想过这个项目会推动一场全国性的解决饥饿和食物浪...
(276,000 adults and children) are considered “food insecure.” Struggling to make ends meet, they know what it means to be hungry. Many rely on cheap processed food that is high in fat and sodium. And that increases their risk for Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity and other costly...
The pandemic also made the consequences of hidden hunger more apparent. Because adequate nutrition is necessary for a healthy immune system, food-insecure individuals are more likely to become ill. Additionally, there is a correlation between the severity of COVID-19 and diabetes, a disease associa...
Despite the animosity, omnivores acknowledge positive qualities in vegetarians/vegans when protecting assets such as businesses or real estate. Perhaps because of their “restrictive” food habits, vegetarians/vegans are perceived as disciplined and responsible, which may be desirable in hiring or renting...
Food insecurity rates are higher in rural compared to urban communities in the United States, with 12.7% of rural households reporting that they are food insecure compared to 10.8% of urban households [4]. These disparities, when coupled with potentially lower social status due to food choices ...
from manufacturing/managerial capitalism to entrepreneurial capitalism. Our purpose in this paper is to reflect on how a growing working population of self-employed people accesses social support systems when they are not working due to injury and sickness in the two comparable countries of Canada and...