The effects of food insecurity can be severe for children. It can delay cognitive development, cause struggles with education and behavioral problems, and increase the risk of chronic illnesses.

Hunger exists on a spectrum. On the one end is food insecurity, where people are forced to adjust to fewer meals. As food ...

Food insecurity is linked to a rapid yet reversible increase in depression and anxiety symptoms in adults, a new study ...

Leaders of local nonprofits and service providers are warning that pending cuts from the federal government and the Trump ...

New research links receiving food assistance through SNAP to better brain health. Earlier this month, Trump enacted major ...

Key takeaways: Screening did not have any significant effects on food insecurity in the USPSTF’s evidence review. Social policies may instead be needed to end food insecurity, researchers said ...

Key Takeaways Food insecurity and malnutrition in cancer patients can lead to poor treatment outcomes, including increased hospital admissions and reduced treatment tolerance. The NOURISH trial ...

Groceries aren't always enough to combat food insecurity. Older adults and those with disabilities may need prepared meals delivered, the chair of the Greater Chicago Food Depository explains.

The CT food bank fed just 300 a month people back in 2020, compared with more than 11,000 today, officials said.

“In Boone County, the rate of food insecurity was as high as 15.5 percent in 2019 and then it dipped to eleven percent in our ...

“Food pantries, you know, they are really nice people. It is a nice idea, but it does not end food insecurity; not even close,” said Sara Goldrick-Rab.