Cuts to school lunch and food bank funding mean less fresh produce for children and families

The more than $1 billion cut hits already strapped schools and food banks.

Marlene B. Schwartz, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut • conversation
June 5, 2025 ~7 min

Food insecurity takes a toll on moms’ mental health

A new study shows that mothers' mental health suffers when their families face food insecurity.

Max Esterhuizen-Virginia Tech • futurity
July 29, 2024 ~4 min


Gazans’ extreme hunger could leave its mark on subsequent generations

Hunger, stress, trauma, inadequate sanitation and other factors are converging to create a widespread humanitarian disaster with consequences that could last for generations.

Hasan Khatib, Associate Chair and Professor of Genetics and Epigenetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison • conversation
June 27, 2024 ~10 min

How the Tudors dealt with food waste

During the Tudor period, religious beliefs shaped people’s attitudes towards food and food waste.

Eleanor Barnett, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University • conversation
March 14, 2024 ~6 min

1 in 8 US military families with kids use food pantries to get by

Approximately one in eight military families with at least one child reported using food pantries in the past year to make ends meet.

Leigh Beeson-U. Georgia • futurity
Nov. 8, 2023 ~5 min

Prescriptions for fruits and vegetables can improve the health of people with diabetes and other ailments, new study finds

When people taking part in 22 pilot programs across the US got free fruits and vegetables, their health improved.

Fang Fang Zhang, Professor of Epidemiology, Tufts University • conversation
Aug. 29, 2023 ~5 min

Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes -- and reductions in SNAP benefits won't help

For many Americans, a healthy diet of fruits, vegetables and whole grains is beyond their reach.

Hilary Seligman, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco • conversation
June 15, 2023 ~7 min

More US families face chronic food insecurity than 20 years ago

Food insecurity in the US "is something that families are experiencing over and over again in a persistent way."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
May 10, 2023 ~6 min


Machine learning uses news to predict food insecurity

A machine learning model that uses news articles to predict food insecurity risks could prioritize emergency food allocation.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
March 6, 2023 ~6 min

Food insecurity can speed older adults’ cognitive decline

Older adults who don't have enough food to eat may experience cognitive decline equivalent to being as much as 4.5 year older.

Zachary Sweger-Penn State • futurity
Feb. 20, 2023 ~4 min

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