Editor's Pick 2013, #7:<br>Disability is an important risk factor for food insecurity
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- 12/20/2013

A new ERS study identifies disability as an important determinant of food insecurity. In 2009/10, about one in three U.S. households with an adult who was unable to work due to a disability were food insecure. Food-insecure households are those that lack consistent access to adequate food for one or more household members.