729 - Hidden Food Insecurity: The Adolescents Who Arent Getting Enough to Eat
Food insecurity uniquely impacts youth ages 14-18 but it\u2019s 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\u2019t help this age group. They also discuss false claims that nutrition assistance programs contribute to childhood obesity. Learn more:\xa0https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307489