Nearly 1 million Hoosiers, including working families, struggle with food insecurity.

Friends with Food serves approximately 400 families each week, distributing more than one million pounds of food last year ...

Young adults experiencing food insecurity have a 41% greater risk of developing heart disease in midlife, even after accounting for demographic and socioeconomic factors, according to a new study.

But which comes first, the food insecurity or the illness? Heart attacks or heart failure don’t develop overnight, so figuring out the chain of events means panning out for the long view.

As part of the Hungry Heartland storytelling project, Julia Alley — a 2021 K-State graduate in fine arts — documented food ...

The findings suggest “that food insecurity may be an important social deprivation measure in clinical assessment of CVD risk,” they write. “Whether interventions to reduce food insecurity programs can ...

Rebecca Buckley is getting creative to keep food on the table amid skyrocketing expenses. As more people face food insecurity ...

"The most effective health-promoting solution would be to effectively end food insecurity through social policies and an augmented social safety net." HealthDay News — The US Preventive Services ...

SDI Productions / Getty Images About 47.4 million Americans are living with food insecurity, including 7.2 million children, according to a 2023 study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

John Moore / Getty Images Food insecurity occurs when households don’t have enough sustenance to maintain a healthy life. Access to adequate food contributes to several social and economic issues.

National statistics show that almost one in four undergraduates experience food insecurity. Many colleges have food pantries to help students with the cost of food and other necessities.

Screening did not have any significant effects on food insecurity in the USPSTF’s evidence review. Social policies may instead be needed to end food insecurity, researchers said. The U.S ...