Food Insecurity

question 27

Multiple Choice

Food insecurity

• A) only affects one's nutritional status.
• B) is linked to feelings of alienation and distress.
• C) does not lead to hunger.
• D) simply means that a person must purchase fewer groceries until his or her next paycheck.

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Definitions:

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