The number of Long Islanders coping with food insecurity is growing, experts say. Hauppauge-based Long Island Cares puts the current number at over 313,000 people. And Feeding America reported last ...

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Struggling to afford food today could mean heart problems tomorrow. Young adults experiencing food insecurity have a 41% greater risk of developing heart disease in midlife, even after accounting for ...

Food scarcity—the unreliable access to adequate, nutritious food—affects approximately 44 million Americans, including 13 million children. While hunger’s physical consequences receive significant ...

SEVEN NEWS ACROSS NEW MEXICO. MORE THAN 350,000 PEOPLE ARE FACING FOOD CHALLENGES AS WE WORK TO FEED NEW MEXICO. OUR ALYSSA MUNOZ SHARES A RECENT STUDY SHOWING OUR STATE’S HUNGER RATES ARE HIGHER THAN ...

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that they will not collect food insecurity data for 2025. The timing could not be worse. Just as cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

The San Diego Hunger Coalition said Wednesday the number of people living in the county without stable access to food has risen to levels not seen since the coronavirus pandemic. The organization ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Errol Schweizer has the essential take on the grocery industry. SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is at the ...

The Hands of Hope food pantry in Portland, which operates as a free grocery store for residents facing food insecurity, is reporting a year of record service while preparing for ...