Food Insecurity

A study of individuals who resided in Baltimore suggested those with housing or food insecurity were less likely to achieve health parameters known to reduce the risk for kidney disease.

After attending classes led by a nurse practitioner, patients with chronic kidney disease – 89% of whom were food insecure – showed improved knowledge on disease management, specifically as it relates to sodium intake and hypertension.

The Biden administration announced this week that the COVID-19 stimulus bill will pay for an expanded nutrition assistance program that will provide more than 30 million children with food this summer.

Food insecurity appeared to reduce the effectiveness of a high-intensity, lifestyle-based behavioral weight loss intervention, researchers wrote in Annals of Internal Medicine

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has designated March as National Nutrition Month.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unforeseen stresses to individuals and businesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased food insufficiency among vulnerable populations and increased risk for symptoms of poor mental health, according to study results published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Women in the United States were more likely to have food insecurity than men, according to study results.

Food insecurity among older adults in the United States doubled from 2007 to 2016, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Financial hardship, food insecurities and delays in care due to medical costs are common among families of children with congenital heart disease, researchers reported.