Background The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN) defines food
insecurity as a “lack of regular access to enough safe and healthy nutritious food for normal …

Food insecurity is related to low disposable household income and material deprivation. It is
currently used as an indicator to monitor progress in line with the Child Poverty Reduction …

* Corresponding author m. brazzelli@ abdn. ac. uk Background: Food insecurity (FI) is a
multifaceted, socioeconomic problem involving difficulties accessing sufficient, safe and …

The aim of this review is to highlight the key issues in relation to food insecurity among
children and young people living in Scotland. It provides an overview of the current context …

Food insecurity in the UK has been described as a public health emergency. Although
programmes exist to alleviate food insecurity for children and families, there is a lack of focus …

Pressures on global food supplies have resulted in inflation and decreased living standards
across many countries worldwide, with growing concern over food insecurity (1). This …

This timely and much-needed book focuses on the phenomenon often referred to as"
holiday hunger" in the United Kingdom. The book begins by outlining the history and scope …

During the school summer holidays, pressures on the already tight budgets of low-income
families are compounded, particularly when the safety net of free school meals is removed …

No child in Aotearoa New Zealand should be deprived of the minimal nutrients and a diet
needed for physical development due to a lack of resources. Yet they are. The UN …

Maternal and infant food insecurity is poorly characterised and understood in the UK. Food
insecurity (FI), defined as “the state of being without reliable access to sufficient quantity of …