Pediatrics
Infants pay the price when parents battle food insecurity and benefits red tape
Taking on the parenting duties to support a newborn child is stressful enough when everything goes well.
Dec 29, 2023
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News tagged with household food insecurity
Medical economics
Researchers: Food insecurity in Canada is the worst it's ever been—here's how we can solve it
According to the latest Statistics Canada data, household food insecurity in the ten provinces has reached a record high. Drawing on data from StatCan's Canadian Income Survey, our new report has found that the percentage ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Pediatrics
Food insecurity associated with liver disease in teens
Teens from low-income families experiencing food insecurity are developing the most common form of liver disease twice as often as those who have easier access to food, likely because they rely on low-cost, ultra-processed ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Medical economics
Q&A: Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes—and reductions in SNAP benefits won't help
Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as "food insecurity," this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits—previously called ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Addiction
Quitting smoking may lead to a lower risk of household food insecurity
When a tobacco user quits smoking, their household is less likely to experience food insecurity in the following year, according to a new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) published in Annals ...
May 2, 2023
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Medical economics
Study: Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and inability to pay rent hit immigrant families hardest
Although families with immigrant mothers experienced higher rates of food insecurity and inability to pay rent during the pandemic than other groups, they reported less participation in economic impact payments (EIP) in the ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One in five South African households begs for food: The link between food insecurity and mental health
At least 10 million South Africans didn't have enough food or money to buy food in 2019, according to the country's statistics agency. This food insecurity remains a leading health problem that is unlikely to be eradicated ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Medical economics
Using SNAP benefits may slow memory decline in older adults
Eligible older adults who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the United States may have slower memory decline than eligible people who do not participate, according to a new study at Columbia ...
Nov 9, 2022
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Health
One in five US adults report household food insecurity
More than one in five U.S. adults report household food insecurity, according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Oct 12, 2022
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Medical economics
Rising food prices hit less-healthy older adults hardest, poll suggests
Three-quarters of people over age 50 in the United States say the rising cost of groceries has affected them somewhat or a lot, and nearly a third say they're eating less healthily because of increased food costs, according ...
Sep 26, 2022
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