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April 29, 2022

Research Opportunities to Address Nutrition Insecurity and Disparities

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  • 1National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
JAMA. 2022;327(20):1953-1954. doi:10.1001/jama.2022.7159

Imagine a country in which all individuals, families, and communities have ready access to enough affordable, nutritious food to sustain healthy lives. However, this was still an illusory notion for at least 13.8 million food insecure US households in 2020.1 Household food insecurity is defined by having difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all members because of lack of resources.1 Moreover, in 2020, the prevalence of food insecurity among African American/Black households was estimated at 21.7%, and among Latino/Hispanic households was estimated at 17.2%, both substantially higher than the overall estimated prevalence of 13.5%.1

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