13%的美国家庭在2023年粮食无保障,尽管国家财富丰富,但对健康和发展产生持久影响。 13% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2023, with lasting impacts on health and development despite national wealth.

美国的饥饿现象仍然很普遍,而且报告不足,尽管美国有财富,2023年13%的家庭粮食无保障。 Hunger in the U.S. remains widespread and underreported, with 13% of households food insecure in 2023, despite the nation’s wealth. 诸如刺激性和学校成绩差等隐藏迹象会影响儿童的发展,甚至短期饥饿也会干扰大脑成长,增加终生健康风险。 Hidden signs like irritability and poor school performance affect children’s development, with even short-term hunger disrupting brain growth and increasing lifelong health risks. Marilyn Vargas等家庭依赖残疾检查和食品援助, 在诸如停业等政策中断期间面临焦虑。 Families like Marilyn Vargas’s, reliant on disability checks and food aid, face anxiety during policy disruptions like shutdowns. 童年饥饿的幸存者,如退休教师Mary Cowhey,有持久的身心创伤。 Survivors of childhood hunger, such as retired teacher Mary Cowhey, carry lasting physical and emotional scars. 专家们强调,粮食无保障源于系统性的不平等,而不仅仅是缺乏卡路里,而基于毫无根据的欺诈指控的削减利益忽视了已证明的伤害。 Experts stress that food insecurity stems from systemic inequities, not just lack of calories, and that cutting benefits based on unfounded fraud claims ignores proven harm.