Access — or lack thereof — to nutritious food directly impacts Americans’ health, and more must be done to address food and nutrition insecurity, according to a position paper from the ACP.
The paper, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, notes that food insecurity, which roughly 10% of people in the U.S. experience, “functions as a social driver of health.” The paper also points out the snowball effect at play, stating that food insecurity directly impacts “health status and outcomes, which can further negatively impact employment and income and