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Food insecurity and low resources continue to be a burden influencing the health, well-being, growth, and development of millions of U.S. children and adults. Groups and individuals experiencing restrained access to food are our neighbors, individuals we may see each day, and individuals who we may not interact with or see because of their isolated situations. They include the elderly, those experiencing mental illness, veterans, certain race/ethnic groups, adolescents, young women with children, those living in rural areas, and those using food pantries, among others. Many of these groups, both hidden and visible, have rates of food insecurity above the national average that are resistant to national improvements in food security. Yet, attention to these subsets of the population is imperative to improve U.S. health and nutrition and to reduce rates of chronic disease. Many groups face specific barriers to maintaining sufficient food, for example, rural populations may find it difficult to access federal food assistance or other resources such as food pantries and nutrition education because of distance or lack of consistent internet access separating them from these resources. Further, their remote locations may make it difficult to obtain the types of foods that they prefer. Other specific barriers may include limited facilities and equipment for food preparation, access to culturally appropriate foods and preparation supplies, and foods that complement the foods that they already have. Tailored approaches to quantify access to food, the nutrition environment, dietary intake, and other barriers are necessary to build successful interventions and to quantify the needs of these populations.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- NHANES --- dietary supplement --- micronutrients --- DRI --- food security --- food group intake --- child food security --- popularly consumed foods --- low-resource children --- adolescents --- food intake --- beverage intake --- dietary intake --- food insecurity --- US children --- allostatic load --- biological risk --- chronic stress --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys --- covid-19 --- low-income adults --- disparities --- survey --- incentive programs --- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) --- fruits and vegetables --- low-income --- farmers’ markets --- dietary quality --- produce intake --- produce purchasing --- food access --- executive function --- preschool children --- community food environment --- infants --- minority --- diet diversity --- diet quality --- food resource management --- self-confidence --- nutrition education --- financial practices --- SNAP-Ed --- Head Start --- young children --- child obesity --- Guam --- Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) --- islander --- Pacific --- Micronesia --- supplemental nutrition assistance program-education --- food assistance --- SNAP --- food stamps --- WIC --- food pantry --- emergency food programs --- low resource --- nutrition --- diet --- health --- food environment --- interventions --- U.S. population

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Food insecurity and low resources continue to be a burden influencing the health, well-being, growth, and development of millions of U.S. children and adults. Groups and individuals experiencing restrained access to food are our neighbors, individuals we may see each day, and individuals who we may not interact with or see because of their isolated situations. They include the elderly, those experiencing mental illness, veterans, certain race/ethnic groups, adolescents, young women with children, those living in rural areas, and those using food pantries, among others. Many of these groups, both hidden and visible, have rates of food insecurity above the national average that are resistant to national improvements in food security. Yet, attention to these subsets of the population is imperative to improve U.S. health and nutrition and to reduce rates of chronic disease. Many groups face specific barriers to maintaining sufficient food, for example, rural populations may find it difficult to access federal food assistance or other resources such as food pantries and nutrition education because of distance or lack of consistent internet access separating them from these resources. Further, their remote locations may make it difficult to obtain the types of foods that they prefer. Other specific barriers may include limited facilities and equipment for food preparation, access to culturally appropriate foods and preparation supplies, and foods that complement the foods that they already have. Tailored approaches to quantify access to food, the nutrition environment, dietary intake, and other barriers are necessary to build successful interventions and to quantify the needs of these populations.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- NHANES --- dietary supplement --- micronutrients --- DRI --- food security --- food group intake --- child food security --- popularly consumed foods --- low-resource children --- adolescents --- food intake --- beverage intake --- dietary intake --- food insecurity --- US children --- allostatic load --- biological risk --- chronic stress --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys --- covid-19 --- low-income adults --- disparities --- survey --- incentive programs --- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) --- fruits and vegetables --- low-income --- farmers’ markets --- dietary quality --- produce intake --- produce purchasing --- food access --- executive function --- preschool children --- community food environment --- infants --- minority --- diet diversity --- diet quality --- food resource management --- self-confidence --- nutrition education --- financial practices --- SNAP-Ed --- Head Start --- young children --- child obesity --- Guam --- Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) --- islander --- Pacific --- Micronesia --- supplemental nutrition assistance program-education --- food assistance --- SNAP --- food stamps --- WIC --- food pantry --- emergency food programs --- low resource --- nutrition --- diet --- health --- food environment --- interventions --- U.S. population --- NHANES --- dietary supplement --- micronutrients --- DRI --- food security --- food group intake --- child food security --- popularly consumed foods --- low-resource children --- adolescents --- food intake --- beverage intake --- dietary intake --- food insecurity --- US children --- allostatic load --- biological risk --- chronic stress --- National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys --- covid-19 --- low-income adults --- disparities --- survey --- incentive programs --- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) --- fruits and vegetables --- low-income --- farmers’ markets --- dietary quality --- produce intake --- produce purchasing --- food access --- executive function --- preschool children --- community food environment --- infants --- minority --- diet diversity --- diet quality --- food resource management --- self-confidence --- nutrition education --- financial practices --- SNAP-Ed --- Head Start --- young children --- child obesity --- Guam --- Children’s Healthy Living (CHL) --- islander --- Pacific --- Micronesia --- supplemental nutrition assistance program-education --- food assistance --- SNAP --- food stamps --- WIC --- food pantry --- emergency food programs --- low resource --- nutrition --- diet --- health --- food environment --- interventions --- U.S. population

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The longstanding "cash versus food" debate has received renewed attention in both research and practice. This paper reviews key issues shaping the debate and presents new evidence from randomized and quasi-experimental evaluations that deliberately compare cash and in-kind food transfers in ten developing counties. Findings show that relative effectiveness cannot be generalized: although some differences emerge in terms of food consumption and dietary diversity, average impacts tend to depend on context, specific objectives, and their measurement. Costs for cash transfers and vouchers tend to be significantly lower relative to in-kind food. Yet the consistency and robustness of methods for efficiency analyses varies greatly.

Administrative Costs. --- Agricultural Activities. --- Agricultural Economics. --- Agriculture. --- Assistance Programs. --- Bars. --- Beneficiary. --- Bread. --- Cash Assistance. --- Cash Interventions. --- Cash Payments. --- Cash Transfer Programs. --- Cash Transfer. --- Cassava. --- Cereals. --- Child Growth. --- Child Health. --- Child Nutrition. --- Chocolate. --- Conditional Cash. --- Conditional Transfer. --- Corn. --- Dairy. --- Distribution Program. --- Distribution System. --- Dried Fish. --- Drought. --- Economic Growth. --- Education Programs. --- Eggs. --- Emergency Food. --- Famine. --- Feeding Programs. --- Flour. --- Food Aid. --- Food and Beverage Industry. --- Food Assistance Programs. --- Food Assistance. --- Food Availability. --- Food Commodities. --- Food Consumption. --- Food Distribution. --- Food Expenditures. --- Food Fortification. --- Food Insecurity. --- Food Policy. --- Food Prices. --- Food Producers. --- Food Production. --- Food Programmes. --- Food Programs. --- Food Provision. --- Food Ration. --- Food Rations. --- Food Relief. --- Food Security. --- Food Shortage. --- Food Stamp. --- Food Supply. --- Food Transfer. --- Food Vouchers. --- Food. --- Foods. --- Fruit. --- Global Food Production. --- Grains. --- Health Centers. --- Health Program. --- Health, Nutrition and Population. --- Home Ration. --- Household Consumption. --- Household Food Security. --- Household Income. --- Household Level. --- Household Size. --- Household Surveys. --- Household Welfare. --- Human Resources. --- Humanitarian Response. --- Income Transfer. --- Income. --- Industry. --- International Social Security. --- Labeling. --- Labor Supply. --- Lean Season. --- Legumes. --- Logistics. --- Maintenance Program. --- Maize. --- Malnutrition. --- Market Prices. --- Maternal-Child Health. --- Meal. --- Measures. --- Meat. --- Milk Powder. --- Natural Disasters. --- Nutrition Assistance. --- Nutrition Programs. --- Nutrition Training. --- Nutrition. --- Nutritional Benefits. --- Palm Oil. --- Pasta. --- Peanuts. --- Pensions. --- Political Economy. --- Poor. --- Potatoes. --- Poverty Line. --- Poverty Reduction. --- Poverty. --- Protection Systems. --- Provision of Goods. --- Public Action. --- Public Distribution System. --- Public Works. --- Pulses. --- Purchasing Power. --- Rations. --- Red Beans. --- Refugee Camps. --- Resource Allocation. --- Rice. --- Risk Management. --- Risks. --- Rural Poverty Reduction. --- Safety Net Programs. --- Safety Net Transfers. --- Safety Net. --- Safety Nets and Transfers. --- Savings. --- School Feeding Programs. --- School Feeding. --- School Fees. --- School Meals. --- Share of Transfers. --- Social Contract. --- Social Pensions. --- Social Protection. --- Social Protections and Labor. --- Social Safety Nets. --- Social Security. --- Social Spending. --- Social Transfer. --- Social Transfers. --- Staple Foods. --- Starch. --- Subsidies. --- Sugar. --- Supermarket. --- Targeting. --- Temporary Employment. --- Transaction Costs. --- Transfer Amount. --- Transfer Program. --- Transfers in Cash. --- Transfers. --- Tubers. --- Ultra Poor. --- Vegetables. --- Vouchers. --- Vulnerable Group. --- Welfare. --- Wheat Flour. --- Wheat. --- Works Program. --- World Food Programme.