Americans May Have "Low Food Security," But They Won't Be Hungry

(Washington Post) The Bush administration has officially stopped hunger from plaguing Americans, by re-labeling it "low food security."

Every fall, the Agricultural Department issues a report that measures the access Americans have to food, and had used the word "hunger" to describe those Americans who cannot purchase food. However, this year, the lead reporter, stating that "hunger" is not a "scientifically accurate term," since their is no accurate metric that can determine how many people feel the sensation of hunger. Thus, "low food security" more accurately captures the deprivation that the paper is supposed to report.

Despite the stated goal to reduce the proportion of "food-insecure" households to 6 percents by 2010, the number of Americans suffering "low food security" has risen steadily during the past 5 years to 11 percent of all American households.

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