Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty among America's Poor

Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty among America's Poor
ISBN-10
0826504132
ISBN-13
9780826504135
Category
Social Science
Pages
280
Language
English
Published
2021-04-30
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Authors
Leslie Hossfeld, E. Brooke Kelly, Julia Waity

Description

Food insecurity rates, which skyrocketed with the Great Recession, have yet to fall to pre-recession levels. Food pantries are stretched thin, and states are imposing new restrictions on programs like SNAP that are preventing people from getting crucial government assistance. At the same time, we see an increase in obesity that results from lack of access to healthy foods. The poor face a daily choice between paying bills and paying for food.

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