Food Insecurity
Falls Church, Virginia, earns top spot in 2024 Healthiest Communities rankings
U.S. News & World Report released its 2024 Healthiest Communities rankings, with Falls Church, Virginia, taking the No. 1 spot.
USPSTF: Not enough evidence to support food insecurity screening in primary care
According to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for food insecurity in primary care settings.
Adults with food insecurity have reduced lung function, elevated COPD symptom burden
SAN DIEGO — Lung function decreased and COPD symptom burden increased among adults with vs. without food insecurity, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.
Allergy advocacy organizations disappointed by updated USDA WIC guidelines
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has updated its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children — or WIC — program, but two food allergy advocacy groups are disappointed with the changes.
Food insecurity boosts fibrosis odds in HIV with diabetes, lowers MASLD odds in HIV alone
Food insecurity was associated with lower odds of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among patients with HIV, although the presence of diabetes increased the odds of fibrosis in this population, according to data.
‘A burgeoning field:’ How clinicians are addressing their patients’ growing social needs
Building community partnerships, having community specialists within a care team and using screening tools are all necessary steps to identifying and addressing social needs, according to experts.
Q&A: NASPGHAN joins challenge to end hunger, funds ‘bold’ innovations for health equity
The White House has accepted a $25,000 commitment from the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, which will help advance the administration’s goal to end hunger and nutrition disparities by 2030.
VIDEO: Childhood food insecurity may play role in ‘booming’ rise of MASLD
In this video, Sarah L. Maxwell, MD, and Janet M. Wojcicki, PhD, MPH, discuss a reported link between food insecurity at age 4 years and an increased risk for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease among Latino children.
AHA: Sustainable cities ‘ground zero’ for transforming global heart health
Cities designed with sustainable measures such as green infrastructure, access to safe open spaces and healthy foods can directly improve the cardiometabolic health of the people who live and work in those urban areas, researchers reported.
Youth with food insecurity more likely to be exposed to violence
Children with low food security were over five times more likely to experience violence vs. food-secure children, according to a study published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.