The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the last of its annual reports on food security on December 30, showing that 47.9 ...

The association between food insecurity and hypertension was greater for women and low-income individuals. Food insecurity has an independent association with risk for hypertension among US adults, ...

Food scarcity—the unreliable access to adequate, nutritious food—affects approximately 44 million Americans, including 13 million children. While hunger’s physical consequences receive significant ...

Before she applied for food assistance through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Santa Clara University student Kaylee Jensen remembers the anxiety she felt when thinking about ...

While it's true that many Canadians would benefit from more exercise and from improving the quality of their diet, research ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Errol Schweizer has the essential take on the grocery industry. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is at the ...

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Food insecurity — and outright hunger — are not new problems for families in Appalachia. But inflation, continued economic challenges and changes in (or elimination of) state and federal supports mean ...

Financial hardship is widespread among health care workers, particularly in direct care roles, amid a workforce crisis and challenging job conditions. Direct care workers face the highest levels of ...

SEVEN NEWS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. MORE THAN 350,000 PEOPLE ARE FACING FOOD CHALLENGES AS WE WORK TO FEED NEW MEXICO. OUR ALYSSA MUNOZ SHARES A RECENT STUDY SHOWING OUR STATE’S HUNGER RATES ARE HIGHER THAN ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As New York City’s food insecurity crisis worsens amid rising prices and federal assistance cuts, one leading organization in the fight against hunger is encouraging residents ...