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How has Canada hurt people with hunger and food insecurity?

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Adults and adolescents in food-insecure households in Canada are more likely to experience nutrient inadequacies and have poorer diets, with lower intakes of milk products, fruits, and vegetables compared to people who are food secure. However, the impact of food insecurity on health extends beyond diet and nutrition. read more

Food insecurity is a household-level economic and social condition of limited and uncertain access to adequate food. Hunger is an individual-level physiological condition that may result from food insecurity. You can experience hunger and not be food insecure because it's a physical condition like having a headache. Food insecurity is a socioeconomic condition because a family is unable to afford and/or obtain enough food to meet their needs. read more

The facts about food insecurity Thirteen percent of Canadians live in a state of food insecurity, which means they do not have reliable access to adequate amounts of safe, good-quality, nutritious food. The root cause of hunger in Canada is low income, which consistently affects more than four million of us at any given time. read more

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