Discrimination and safety concerns are barriers to accessing healthy food for food-insecure young adults

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Author Podcast

Study lead Nicole Larson, PhD, MPH, RDN, talks about a University of Minnesota School of Public Health study that found one-third of emerging adults (18-29 years of age) surveyed experienced food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic and a disproportionately high prevalence of food insecurity and food insufficiency among those living with children and who identified as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color. The findings show an urgent need for research to address how the processes of racism that are embedded in the policies and practices of society and institutions are directly contributing to food insecurity. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2021.05.018)