In 2018, Caitlin Caspi started a five-year research project looking at how raising the minimum wage could impact ...

Food insecurity is linked to increased anxiety and depression, with symptoms reversible upon regaining food security. The study tracked nearly 500 adults, showing food insecurity as a significant ...

I’ve volunteered for Arlington EATS, my local food pantry, for years. And I often wonder: What more can I do? I feel this way now more than ever, as grocery prices rise and food banks struggle to keep ...

As fall semester of college is in full swing, nearly a quarter of students face a little-discussed, yet pernicious challenge: food insecurity. According to a 2024 study by the U.S. Government ...

Current Population Survey analyses from 2000–2023 showed sustained racial disparities in food insecurity in both ≥ 185% and < 185% federal poverty line strata. Black, Native American, and multiracial ...

While there is more than enough food produced to feed the world’s population, hunger and food insecurity persist. In this vein, the World Bank funds projects that facilitate trade in food and trade of ...

Struggling to afford food today could mean heart problems tomorrow. Young adults experiencing food insecurity have a 41% greater risk of developing heart disease in midlife, even after accounting for ...

In 2024, over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories faced acute hunger – an increase of almost 14 million people compared to 2023 – while the number of people facing catastrophic ...

The military has the strategies, policies and resources to support food and economic security, as well as the well-being of our service members and their Families. However, we must address these ...

Over the past decade acute hunger numbers have doubled, while funding retreats to 2016 levels. Acute food insecurity and malnutrition levels remain alarmingly high and deeply entrenched, with crises ...

The World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday that the escalating hostilities in the Middle East could lead to record levels of food insecurity, and the largest disruption in the global economy and ...