We are facing a national nutrition crisis that cuts lives short, costs us trillions of dollars and holds us back from achieving our goals as individuals and a nation.
Time For a National Strategy on Food
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Nutrition Security Articles
Opinion: Needed: A Second White House Nutrition Conference
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) have introduced legislation calling for a second White House Conference on Nutrition. They are correct; it is time.
Failing public health is killing Americans, unequally
The states that have suffered the most cases of COVID-19 (mostly in the Southeast and Southwest) also have the highest rates of food insecurity, meaning that people can’t always afford sufficient food, according to data recently released by USDA. These same states also have the highest rates of obesity.
Chronic Health Conditions: Federal Strategy Needed to Coordinate Diet-Related Efforts
Chronic health conditions (like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and obesity) are costly and deadly—causing over half of U.S. deaths in 2018. They also exacerbated the pandemic: Americans with such conditions were 12 times more likely to die after contracting COVID, according to the CDC
True Cost of Food: Measuring What Matters to Transform the U.S. Food System
This report outlines the true cost of food, which includes the impacts on our health, the environment, biodiversity, livelihoods, and much more. With this new analysis, governments, advocates, corporations, and individuals are better equipped to catalyze the change needed to develop a truly nourishing, equitable, and sustainable food system in the United States.
Food Security isn’t Enough. Anti-Hunger Experts Say The Focus Should be on Nutrition Security
Nutrition security emphasizes access, availability and affordability of foods that promote well-being and prevent or treat disease, not just foods that provide calories.
A Nutrition Report Card for Americans: Dark Clouds, Silver Linings
Almost half of U.S. adults, or 46%, have a poor-quality diet, with too little fish, whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts and beans, and too much salt, sugar-sweetened beverages and processed meats.
It’s time for a second Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health
Fifty-two years ago, President Nixon convened the first and still only White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health.
Poor diets threaten US national security — and it’s serious
America’s poor diet isn’t just bad for us. It’s now considered a threat to national security.