Hunger is a public health challenge. A Post from CEO John Sayles

admin2017-11-08T16:16:50-05:00March 17th, 2014|About Hunger, Posts from CEO John Sayles|

Solving hunger and addressing diet-related health problems (diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, obesity, etc.) have long been viewed as separate and sometimes conflicting efforts. Hunger is often considered a social service or charity matter, while health problems linked to nutrition are thought to be the purview of the health care and pharmaceutical sectors. Research is now [...]

Hypoglycemia Hospital Admissions Rise at Month’s End

admin2017-11-08T16:16:53-05:00January 23rd, 2014|About Hunger|

We're currently reading this report from Health Affairs, a journal of health policy thought and research: "Exhaustion Of Food Budgets At Month’s End And Hospital Admissions For Hypoglycemia." ABSTRACT One in seven US households cannot reliably afford food. Food budgets are more frequently exhausted at the end of a month than at other points in [...]