Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease: Addressing Food Access as a Healthcare Issue.
Food insecurity, or lack of access to nutritionally adequate food, affects millions of US households every year. Food insecure individuals face disproportionately higher rates of chronic diseases, like diabetes mellitus and HIV/AIDS, and therefore accrue more healthcare costs. This puts into motion a cycle of disease and expense that furthers disparities between food secure and insecure patients. Our aim is to provide an overview of food insecurity, define its link to chronic disease and offer practical solutions for addressing this growing problem.
['Decker|Dominic|D|', 'Flynn|Mary|M|']
D002908:Chronic Disease D003920:Diabetes Mellitus D004032:Diet D005523:Food Supply D006801:Humans D009765:Obesity D011203:Poverty D012307:Risk Factors D014481:United States
food insecurity chronic disease clinical nutrition hunger-obesity paradox