THE CONSEQUENCES OF HUNGER

Being hungry makes kids sick, with more ear infections, iron deficiency anemia, and hospitalizations than children who don’t go hungry, found a recent report from the Center on Hunger and Poverty at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. The report, The Consequences of Hunger and Food Insecurity for Children, said food-insecure children under age 3 are 33 percent more likely to be hospitalized than food-secure children. Higher rates of illness means hungry kids miss more school days and are less prepared to learn when in school. Hungry children are also more likely to have poor mental health, be socially withdrawn, and have more behavior disorders. The report is a review of existing studies and was commissioned by ConAgra Foods.

Go to: www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/ConsequencesofHunger.pdf to read the report.

Source: Nutrition Week; XXX11:13; July 8, 2002; p.7.

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