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Over 20% of Americans suffer from food shortage, study reveals – News-Medical.Net

More than 18 percent of U.S. adults do not know whether they will have enough to eat from day to day, and the numbers are worse for Hispanics, Blacks, people with obesity, and women, a new report shows

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More than 18 percent of U.S. adults do not know whether they will have enough to eat from day to day, and the numbers are worse for Hispanics, Blacks, people with obesity, and women, a new report shows.
The percentage of adults with food insecurity ­– the lack of access to adequate food – more than doubled between 1999 and 2016. The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly worsened the situation. The country may face long-term economic and health conseque…

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