Research by Children’s HealthWatch found that children suffer negative health and developmental effects at very low levels of inadequate access to nutritious food. Children under age three in marginally food-secure households were found to have health outcomes that are significantly worse than children in fully food-secure households.
They are more likely to:
• Be in fair/poor health
• Be at risk for developmental delays
• Have been hospitalized since birth
• Lack stable housing
• Live in households with inadequate heating or cooling
• Have caregivers experiencing symptoms of depression
• Have caregivers with fair/poor health