Hard to imagine: Not enough to eat
More Americans Facing Food Problems, Report Finds
A new study finds the number of Americans lacking enough food to eat last year jumped to a higher level than at any point since the federal government began tracking the problem.
The Agriculture Department’s annual “food security” report finds 49 million people – nearly 15 percent of U.S. households – faced trouble getting enough food at some point during 2008. That’s a spike of four million more households than the previous year.
About a third of those families – including one million children – had so little food that they were forced to cut back on meals.
The USDA says these rates are “the highest recorded since 1995, when the first national food security survey was conducted.” </em>
