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

Beginning Jan. 1, SNAP recipients in Florida will no longer be able to use the benefit on soda, energy drinks, candy or ...

Inflation has caused increases in grocery prices across the country, but for military families who are more vulnerable to ...

Nine ways to fight food insecurity on a personal level Here’s how to offset the anxiety a little bit in your own community. By Kara Baskin Globe Correspondent,Updated May 6, 2025, 8:00 a.m.

Researchers defined food insecurity as having limited or uncertain access to enough food for an active, healthy life. About 10% of cancer survivors in the study were classified as food-insecure.

In Connecticut, food insecurity is estimated to affect between 10.4% and 17% of the population, which equates to at least 362,500 individuals who may lack sufficient access to safe and nutritious ...

Food insecurity in early adulthood raises the risk of heart disease, long-term study shows ‘Food insecurity isn’t just about hunger, it’s a major cardiovascular risk factor,’ said one expert ...

Food insecurity — not having access to food consistently — can hit older adults especially hard. In fact, for each year that a person over the age of 65 is uncertain about where they will get ...

“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 insecurity is now more visible and our role as a statewide leader has grown. More people recognize that hunger affects every aspect of life. So, I invite you to be part of this work. Volunteer.

Food insecurity rates are highest among Hispanic and Black residents of Massachusetts, but doubled since 2019 among white and Asian residents, according to a new study on hunger in Massachusetts.