In 2012, 14.5 percent of U.S. households ​ — a total of 49 million people — ​ were “uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all their members ” at some time during the year, according to Department of Agriculture statistics.
بحسب دراسة أُجريت على طلاب جامعيين ،‏ أقر حوالي ٥٦ في المئة من الطالبات و ٤١ في المئة من الطلاب انهم يسرفون في الشرب .‏