The effects of food insecurity are likely what you’d imagine. Poverty : Monetary factors from income to assets to unemployment influence people’s ability to easily and reliably access enough nutritious food to be active and healthy.Political-agricultural practices : Government subsidization of “commodity crops” like corn reduces the amount of land available to grow more diverse and nutritious foods, as well as the economic viability of farmers to do so.Gender inequality : Single-parent, female-headed households are much more likely to be food-insecure than single-parent, male-headed households-and American women still only earn, on average, between 57 and 80 cents for every dollar their male counterparts make.Structural racism : Food insecurity rates in black, Hispanic, and Native American households are at least twice as high as in white households.The stability of these three dimensions over timeįood insecurity exists for many reasons, including:.Food utilization (diversity of diet, knowledge of good preparation practices, and appropriate distribution of food within a household).The United Nations defines food security by these four dimensions : That means over 12 percent of our population, at any given time, does not have enough food to meet their needs, or is uncertain they will be able to get enough. Over 15 million households in America experience periodic food insecurity.
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