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18 million US children are at risk of hunger: How is the problem being addressed and what more can be done?

  • Written by Heather Eicher-Miller, Associate Professor of Nutrition Science, Purdue University
imageDespite help from the government and charities, the number of food-insecure kids is rising. NurPhoto/Getty Images

Editor’s note: The economic crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic has increased the number of Americans who can’t always get enough to eat, including children. The Conversation U.S. asked four experts to explain...

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