MedCity News June 3, 2022
Food is one of the fundamental blocks for our survival and has a significant impact on our mental and physical health. An alarming 38 million Americans live in food-insecure households.
We have spent the last two years of our lives navigating the Covid-19 pandemic and through this, we have acknowledged the silent pandemic that has been existent throughout our lives: the mental health crisis in America. As per Mental Health America, 1 in 5 Americans face mental health concerns (46% of Americans), 8.4 % of US adults struggle with depression, and 31.6% of US adults experience lifetime anxiety. These numbers reflect our overall health and the underlying factors that accelerate these numbers.
One of the key contributing factors to our...