Food security remains critical issue for seniors
The recently released report, “Household Food Security in the United States, 2008“from the United States Department of Agriculture reinforces a recentreport issued by the Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) ata Congressional briefing on November 19, 2009 entitled “Senior Hungerin the United States: Differences across State and Rural Urban Areas”,which indicated that the total number of food insecure older adultsincreased in 2008 as well. In fact, since 1990, the overall percentageof food insecure older adults has increased, and there are thousandsmore food insecure older adults that range from those who worry aboutwhether they will have enough money to buy food to those who cut downon the variety and kinds of food they eat to those who skip mealsaltogether. The full report can be downloaded athttp://www.mowaa.org/hungerbystate
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