The Fight Against Food Insecurity

 


By: Kaitlyn Witthar


Many Americans face the major issue of food insecurity. This can be influenced or caused by income, and employment security, and disability status. Food insecurity can especially affect children and can affect them throughout their lifetime because it is often a predictor of chronic illness, low birth weight, lower school performance, and developmental problems. Missouri averaged 16.8 percent food insecurity and 7.9 percent very low food security. Read this article to learn more from statistics about food security in Missouri. 

I think we need to pay more attention to how much food we waste because many people don't even get the opportunity to eat at all. 

Link: https://mokidscount.org/stories/the-fight-against-food-insecurity/


Comments

  1. Kala DavisOctober 26, 2021 at 7:09 PM

    I really never thought about how this can affect kids and their life later on. I really liked how you included information about Missouri, it makes it more real to the ones that plan to settle down here after college.

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  2. Ethan SmithOctober 26, 2021 at 7:57 PM

    I really enjoyed reading about your topic choice. I have always thought that food insecurity takes place primarily in lesser developed countries, but I found it interesting that there is a high number of Americans who also suffer from this issue. I also liked your article that you provided, I think it supports your statistics very well.

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