EPISODE · Mar 6, 2024 · 16 MIN
729 - Hidden Food Insecurity: The Adolescents Who Aren't Getting Enough to Eat
from Public Health On Call · host Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Food insecurity uniquely impacts youth ages 14-18 but it's largely a hidden problem. Kristen Mmari, an adolescent health researcher at Johns Hopkins, talks with Lindsay Smith Rogers about the long-term impacts being hungry can have on young people and why most programs aimed at relieving food insecurity don't help this age group. They also discuss false claims that nutrition assistance programs contribute to childhood obesity. Learn more: https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307489
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