Objective: To estimate food insecurity (FI) prevalence among UK adults and investigate
associations with socio-demographic characteristics, diet and health. Design: Weighted …

Exploring why food aid exists and the deeper causes of food poverty, this book addresses
neglected dimensions of traditional food aid and food poverty debates. It argues that the …

Purpose Foodbank use in the UK is rising but, despite high levels of poverty, Pakistani
women are less likely to use food banks than white British women. The purpose of this paper …

Background: Rising food bank usage in the UK suggests a growing prevalence of food
insecurity. However, a formalised, representative measure of food insecurity was not …

This book offers a unique discursive perspective on the rapid rise of food charity and how
food poverty has emerged as a symptom of deeper problems requiring psychological …

In the past decade, the number of households experiencing food insecurity in the Global
North has increased dramatically. Evidence suggests that this increase is associated with …

Following the financial crisis of 2008 and years of subsequent austerity policies in the UK,
food banks and other charities have expanded rapidly in professional networks with …

Background: Rising food bank usage in the UK suggests a growing prevalence of food
insecurity. However, a formalised, representative measure of food insecurity was not …

Diet is determined by socioeconomic factors (eg education, occupation, and income) and
personal characteristics (eg ethnicity, gender, and age). Diet inequalities, whereby diet …