Food Insecurity – Food Insecurity Issue

Food insecurity is the condition in which people have limited to no access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs. For living healthy life masses do not have economic stability to get good food for their families. There are many causes that food is not available for all people at all times. Sometimes there is shortage of healthy food items. There is also need of agencies that enable the achievement of food. Almost 2 billion people experience moderate to severe food insecurity. When people are food insecure, it can indicate that there is a lower quality of life for residents of a certain area. There are greater chances of obesity, diabetes, malnutrition and chronic illness. Poverty is one the cause for household food insecurity. Secondly, food is inaccessible in remote communities due to lack of transportation. Climatic conditions like floods make food scarcity. Mostly low income people and elderly are affected by food insecurity.

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