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BSc, PhD, Nutritionist. Senior Lecturer @UOWNutrDiet. Passionate about research in food insecurity🍴and dietary flavonoids🍒🍒🍒 for cognition
Sep 7, 2022 7 tweets 7 min read
🚨 Check out our latest paper in @IJBNPA

We ask "Is high food insecurity the new normal?"

Our study showed the prevalence of #foodinsecurity in #Tasmania #Australia was 28% during lockdown, 20% after restrictions eased and 23% at 1 year post lockdown.

doi.org/10.1186/s12966… Image Food insecurity is unlikely to return to pre-pandemic levels (or lower) without intervention!

Vulnerable groups such as young adults, temporary residents and families with dependent children are still struggling to put healthy food on the table every day. Image