Essay On Food Insecurity

Food insecurity refers to the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of adequate, nutritious food. A direct correlation has been distinguished between food, income and overall health (Noreen et al. 2001). Food insecurity has been strongly influenced by financial constraints, resulting in individuals choosing to manage their food expenditures and dietary choices based off of what they can afford (McIntyre et al. 2016). Additionally, food insecurity leads to the altering of eating patterns for adults and ultimately hunger in children; due to depletion of resources and food supplies. Households experiencing food insecurity are commonly lacking sufficient funds for food and acquire several health problems as a consequence. Food insecurity was significantly associated with poor health, multiple chronic conditions, obesity, anxiety, distress and depression (Noreen et al. 2001). Therefore, this is an issue of importance to public

Food insecurity has a significant affect within an individuals general mental and physical health, life satisfaction and can lead to negative health consequences (Jiajian and Janet 2001). With this being said, public policy initiatives such as promotion of local food systems, and nutrition programs have been put in place. Additionally, direct correlations between poverty and food insecurity were examined. Therefore, initiatives to strengthen the economy and alleviate household financial constraints include: job creation, tax cuts to decrease cost of living, tax incentives to help fund food banks and increasing funding social safety net programs, among others (McIntyre et al. 2016). Moreover, if the gap between poverty and food security can be mitigated through public policies, it is likely that an increase in food security for vulnerable populations such as the Aboriginal community will be