Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes -- and reductions in SNAP benefits won't help
- Written by Hilary Seligman, Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Of the 34 million Americans who suffer from food insecurity, 9 million are children.Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Digital Vision via Getty ImagesMillions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as “food insecurity,” this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits...





