MAP OF THE DAY: This Is What Food Insecurity In America Looks LikeShlomo Sprung
1CDo you know what food insecurity(不安全) is? It means not being able to get enoughhealthy food to eat. About 1.6 million people in New York City are food insecure, accord-ing to Feeding America, an organization that fights hunger. New York City recently releasedits first 10-year food ...
Food insecurity can be exacerbated by living in low-income areas without access to sources of healthy and affordable food. These areas have often been referred to as "food deserts," although this metaphor is being phased out byfood justice advocates,researchers, andgovernment agencies. Another term...
While food insecurity rose in prevalence in every region from 2019 to 2020 (even in North America and Europe, rising for the first time since data collection began), some regions saw bigger increases than others. Latin America and the Caribbean saw the sharpest rise, followed by Africa. ...
解析 答案:D解析:粮食安全问题将会引发一系列的问题,而文中主要提及的是对于儿童的影响,儿童早期营养食物的减少会影响智力和身体发育,并限制未来的收入(Reducing nutritious food early in a child's life can affect mental and physical development and limit future earnings)。所以选D。
Even though it is often confused for hunger—weakness or discomfort felt as a result of a lack of food—food insecurity refers to the access to obtain food and the financial resources to afford it. Findings from Feeding America’s “Hunger + Health” initiative revealed the characteristics of ...
Topics covered include the high annual health care costs in households with moderate or severe food insecurity, the complex association between food insecurity and poor health and the consumption of highly processed, energy-dense foods due to food insecurity. Also mentioned is the issue of whether ...
Food insecurity is a situation in which a person can't meet his or her dietary needs consistently. There are many different types...
others controlling what you eat, or a medical condition that requires a restrictive diet — such astype 1 and 2 diabetes,celiac disease, andCrohn’s disease— food insecurity can contribute to binges. [12] How Is Binge Eating Disorder Diagnosed?
(10) Support nutrition programs such as SNAP and WIC so “food insecurity” is no longer a problem for the poor. (11) Make universal health care a reality in the richest country in the world. (12) Remove the student debt of $1.7 trillion held by 43 million Americans. It is the respo...