Food Insecurity Is a Threat to Public Health, According to the American College of Physicians
Lack of access to nutritious food is negatively impacting the health of children and adults in the United States, and both healthcare providers and lawmakers need to step up to solve the problem, according to a position paper from the American College of Physicians (ACP), published on June 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.“Strengthening access to good nutrition is a public health imperative, as we know that food insecurity is associated with worse mental and physical health, worse health outcomes, and an increased risk of diet-related illnesses and health conditions,” said the ACP's president, Ryan Mire, MD, a practicing physician and an assistant professor of clinical medicine education at the University of Tennessee in Nashville, in a video statement accompanying the paper.According to the paper, making sure that everyone…