Food Insecurity
The several core necessary foods in our diet that we need to have food security
Opposed to hunger or the feeling of personal distress, food insecurity is the limited access to healthy food options and the uncertainty of its availability. This largely effects neighborhoods and families below the poverty line as they do not have the same availability of healthy foods as higher income areas. Food insecurity is a large problem globally as it is estimated that one billion people worldwide suffer from food insecurity as they lack sufficient dietary energy (Barret 2010). In America alone, 1 and 8 Americans in 2017 were estimated to be food insecure which is approximately 40 million people (Feeding America). There will never be complete food security as this is defined as every single person in all parts of the world having access to healthy and nutritious food, so food insecurity will always be a prevalent issue. Current research focuses on how to measure who is suffering from food insecurity which will give us a better idea of how to help these families and where to prioritize. Food insecurity ranges between households, from high security, having no anxiety, to very low food security where eating patterns of household members are disrupted and irregular.
Works Cited:
Barrett, Christopher B. “Measuring food insecurity.” Science327.5967 (2010): 825-828.
“What Is Food Insecurity in America?” Hunger and Health, Feeding America.
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