Food scarcity—the unreliable access to adequate, nutritious food—affects approximately 44 million Americans, including 13 million children. While hunger’s physical consequences receive significant ...

Students in the World Food Problems course talk with Dennis Savaiano, the Virginia C. Meredith Professor of Nutrition Policy, during one of the course's small-group discussions. In the discussions, ...

Immigrants being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in at least seven states are complaining of hunger, food shortages and spoiled food, detainees and immigration advocates ...

The packaging around a fast-food burger, the grease-proof lining of a microwave popcorn bag, even the black plastic spatula sitting in a kitchen drawer: each of these ordinary items can carry ...

Food insecurity and the dominance of high calorie foods are twin problems plaguing the developed world. In the U.S. these problems have contributed to rising obesity rates and nutritional deficiencies ...