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Americans aren't getting enough to eat during the coronavirus pandemic – here's what's happening in Los Angeles County

  • Written by Kayla de la Haye, Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California
imagePeople in Los Angeles picked up boxes containing nutritious food in April 2020 as food insecurity surged.AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill

The number of Americans who can’t get enough food is rising from already troubling levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. About 1 in 10 Americans said in November 2020 that their household sometimes or often did not...

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