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More and more older Americans are experiencing food insecurity

March 29, 2018 -

The USDA defines food insecurity as lacking consistent access to sufficient food to fuel an active and healthy life. According to a study carried out by the Institute for Health Research at Kaiser Permanente in Colorado, this problem is growing among our nation’s elderly population.

The researchers looked at information from a health survey taken by more than 50,000 older American adults from 2012 to 2015 as part of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits. Nearly 3,000 respondents ...

More people in need of charity as food insecurity worsens

July 11, 2022 -

One such charity is the annual Good News Outreach (GNO) in Tallahassee, Florida, a faith-based nonprofit that distributes food and other aid to people who meet the group's criteria, which include low-income families and men recently released from incarceration.

Every year, GNO hosts the Stuff the Truck donation drive to fill the organization's pantry shelves. Organizers hope to fill an entire U-Haul truck from floor to ceiling with boxes upon boxes of nonperishable food ...

Over 250 million people faced food insecurity in 2020 amid pandemic

March 15, 2021 -

Worse, it has driven up to 265 million people to the brink of starvation. Writing for the nonprofit organization Truthout, Johannesburg-based journalist Robin Scher drew from recent reports to shed light on food insecurity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

One such report was released by the World Food Program (WFP) of the United Nations (UN) last April. Based on that report, some 265 million people living in low and middle-income countries would have faced acute food shortages by ...

TikTok’s toxic skincare craze preys on teens and children, fueling insecurity and inadequacy

June 10, 2025 -

Social media isn’t just selling products — it’s selling insecurity. With influencers pushing multi-step regimens costing hundreds of dollars, teens are being conditioned to believe their natural skin isn’t good enough. Worse, many of these products contain irritants that increase sun sensitivity and allergic reactions, putting their health at risk — all for the sake of profit.

This isn’t just about skincare. It’s about a generation being brainwashed into self-loathing, ...

Rice prices hit 15-year high, increasing food insecurity for billions of people

January 02, 2024 -

The Thai Rice Exporters Association reports that the Asian benchmark Thai white rice 5 percent broken has risen for the third week in a row to hit $659 per ton. This marks its highest price since October of 2008 and represents a 38 percent rise in the price of rice so far this year.

It is a significant increase for a food staple that is considered essential for the diets of billions of individuals across Africa and Asia. There are also concerns that the El Niño weather ...

Food insecurity a growing problem in US – America turning into a third-world country

May 10, 2023 -

Food insecurity, as they call this phenomenon, is becoming especially problematic as inflation hovers near all-time highs. And since wages have stagnated in many areas, millions are no longer able to make ends meet like past generations did doing honest work.

Every year, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) sends out a survey to collect data on Americans' access to and spending on food. The agency uses this data to inform policies pertaining to the causes and ...

Russia sends another shipment of FREE WHEAT to help address food insecurity in Mali, Africa

January 23, 2024 -

Zakharova added that Russia would continue to help several African nations address socioeconomic hardships.

The shipment of grain was delivered through the port of Conakry in neighboring Guinea on Jan. 6 and handed over to the authorities of the landlocked West African country three days later, said Zakharova.

Zakharova added that the recent grain shipment was the fourth delivery of "much-needed Russian goods to the population on a free basis." Overall, 50,000 ...

Border invasion: Bugs bringing Chagas outbreak to Texas-Mexico border

January 10, 2026 -

For decades, U.S. health authorities have viewed Chagas disease, a potentially deadly parasitic infection, as a problem imported from Latin America. That perception is now collapsing under the weight of new scientific evidence. Researchers are issuing an urgent call to reclassify Chagas as a persistent, endemic threat within the United States itself, particularly across the southern states. The catalyst is a startling new study from the University of ...

Border Patrol chief: Unlawful border crossers must face SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES

March 25, 2024 -

USBP Chief Jason Owens stressed this point during an exclusive interview with CBS News. He told the news outlet's Camilo Montoya-Galvez that imposing "consequences" on illegal immigrants who enter the country unlawfully is very important. The interview incidentally focused on strategies to deter the unprecedented number of illegal border crossings under the Biden administration.

Among the consequences Owens put forward were prison time, "removal" from the country and a ...

INSANE: New “border security bill” secures every border except ours

February 08, 2024 -

(Article by Noah republished from 100PercentFedUp.com)

The new “Border Bill” is officially called the “National Security Supplemental Package” and it’s an absolute disgrace.  Almost laughably so, if this weren’t such a serious topic.

The Bill provides for tens of billions to many other countries, meanwhile it leaves our Border wide open!  And even sets quotas for how many illegals will come through each day!  Pure madness!

It’s $118+ Billion of absolute ...

Trump’s border war: Majority backs mass deportations and stricter border controls

October 03, 2025 -

A new New York Times poll reveals that over half of registered U.S. voters now back President Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement policies, including mass deportations and stricter border controls—despite fierce opposition from progressive lawmakers, activist groups and federal judges.

The administration's latest moves include designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, executing military strikes against "narcoterrorists," and ...

Border Patrol uncovers massive drug-smuggling tunnel beneath U.S.-Mexico border

June 23, 2025 -

U.S. Border Patrol agents, working in coordination with Homeland Security Investigations and Mexican authorities, have uncovered and shut down a nearly 3,000-foot-long drug-smuggling tunnel stretching from Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego, California.

The subterranean passage, discovered in early April beneath the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, is described by officials as a "highly sophisticated" tunnel that was actively under construction when agents found ...

Border czar Tom Homan blasts Vatican’s double standard on BORDER SECURITY

February 15, 2025 -

Border czar Tom Homan has pushed back against Pope Francis for criticizing the United States' strict border security and deportation efforts, highlighting the Vatican's double standards on the matter.

Homan, who described himself as a lifelong Catholic, lambasted the pontiff's stance on immigration in remarks made to Newsweek on Tuesday, Feb. 11. He pointed to the Holy See's own strict border polices and the presence of a border wall to highlight ...

Border Patrol agents fired at by drug cartels at southern border

January 30, 2025 -

In a dramatic confrontation on Monday, U.S. Border Patrol agents were fired at by suspected Mexican cartel members near the Rio Grande in Fronton, Texas. The incident, which occurred exactly one week after President Donald Trump intensified border security measures, underscores the escalating tensions and the high stakes in the ongoing battle against illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

The gunfire erupted around 2 p.m. local time as a group ...

Texas border sector reports 10K known border crossers in single week

March 28, 2023 -

(Article by Bob Price republished from Breitbart.com)

Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens tweeted a video weekly recap featuring Bracketteville Station Watch Commander Fernando Zavala. The weekly update reports the apprehension of 5,571 migrants between March 12 and 18.

Del Rio Sector Weekly Recap (03/12/23 - 03/18/23)

• 5,571 Apprehensions

• 4,433 Known Gotaways

• 6 Criminals (1 Sex Offender, 2 Re-entry of Criminal, 2 Illegal Drug Trafficking, ...

Food insecurity worsening already following Russian invasion of Ukraine, as countries begin withholding exports and hoarding commodities

March 14, 2022 -

Both countries are major producers of food -- wheat, grain, corn, meat and fertilizer, as well as other commodities -- and since the war began, it is putting even more inflationary pressure on the worst surge in food prices since the Great Depression. As reported by The Washington Post, since the invasion, several countries have moved to block exports of food including Hungary and Indonesia, among others -- as well as Ukraine, which is attempting to ensure that it has enough ...

Home gardens are key to addressing problems with food insecurity and lack of nutrition education, advise experts

February 22, 2021 -

In a study published in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers from the University of California at San Francisco noted that urban and home gardens -- combined with nutrition education -- could be a path toward correcting that disadvantage.

For the study, researchers followed 32 participants of a gardening program offered by community-based urban garden organization Valley Verde for a year. The researchers did this to better understand perceptions ...

Children growing up in areas with food insecurity more likely to experience developmental problems instead of obesity

September 11, 2020 -

The researchers said that the risk of obesity, however, is not higher than that of a child growing in a food-secure household -- but with an exception. They noted a steady rise in obesity rates as the children grew out of infancy, observing an increased risk of obesity among children two to three years old living in a food-insecure household.Obesity not out of the picture

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, food insecurity refers to the lack of ...

Record number of Americans are now affected by food insecurity that is only exacerbated by social programs

September 29, 2014 - Record number of Americans are now affected by food insecurity that is only exacerbated by social programs

Monday, September 29, 2014 by: PF LouisTags: food security, social programs, federal assistance

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