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"It’s becoming harder for many Australians to afford enough healthy food,
especially in regional areas, our new research shows.
We surveyed almost 700 adults across the Illawarra and Shoalhaven regions of
New South Wales – online and through local community centres. We asked
residents about their access to food, well-being, mental health and social
connections.
Food insecurity means not having reliable access to enough affordable,
nutritious food. For some, it’s the worry that their money won’t stretch to the
end of the week. For others, it means skipping meals or going without so their
children can eat.
Food insecurity is often described as being purely financial, but our study
highlights it’s also tied to well-being and social connection.
We found more than one in three people had struggled to afford food in the past
year. Those who were socially isolated or had a mental illness were twice as
likely to experience food insecurity as the wider population."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
