A new report from the state’s Department of Health found that 30.9% of Queens adults — the second-highest percentage among the five boroughs — self-reported that they were “always, sometimes or usually worried or stressed about having enough money to buy nutritious meals in the past 12 months.”
Only the Bronx had a higher percentage among the boroughs, at 39%.
The research, conducted county-by-county throughout the state, paints a grim picture of health in New York. Within the New York City boroughs, Staten Island (Richmond County) reported the lowest percentage of food insecurity, but still came in at 22.1%. Statewide, food insecurity was reported by nearly one in four adults.
Bronx had the highest percentage among New York’s 62 counties, with Queens ranking second. Brooklyn ranked third, at 30.1%.
Lack of nutritious food can have serious health impacts.
“Hunger stresses the body and mind, and can result in malnutrition, inability to concentrate, anxiety and depression,” State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said in a statement. “In addition, adults who experience food insecurity are more likely to report chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, asthma and cancer.”
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Joe's America !
Like Jonathan Capehart I fought back tears and was forced to pull out a tissue.
The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
Let them eat cake!
gen0cide Joe and congress cannot do anything about this. But hey, if Bibi Netanyahu wants more cash and bombs its,
"No problem Bibi how much do you want? $100B ? No prob. How about bombs to kill more civilians? Ok, we can bypass congress for that one too, who cares? We stand with Israel first and America last!".
Thank Joe Biden who forgot that we have a southern border.
1) Invite the entire world to your house;
2) Promise them free everything for life;
3) Act surprised when 10 million show up with hands out;
4) Blame Trump;
5) demand 100s of millions of our tax dollars to pay for illegal aliens;
6) Pay more tax dollars to ship them to other states;
7) Rinse & repeat . . .
Yeah the less $ you spend on food the more $ you have for drugs & booze, migrants? You mean the illegal alien invaders, right?or simply- our replacements
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