tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post116638829991371410..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Hungry For MoreDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-1166562469770975992006-12-19T13:07:00.000-08:002006-12-19T13:07:00.000-08:00Or we could notice that those defined as 'food ins...Or we could notice that those defined as 'food insecure' are still able to maintain a healthy weight, and aren't actually hungry. Food insecure merely indicates a value of budgeting regarding diet, usually purchasing basic food components (meats, bread, vegetables) due to economic hardship. This typically doesn't involve hunger. Even better, the numbers you are noting regarding 'food insecurity' are measured as to any event throughout the whole year, not every night.<BR/><BR/>In fact, <A HREF="http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/fanrr34/fanrr34-13/fanrr34-13.pdf" REL="nofollow">only one in four</A> "food insecure" households experience <I>any</I> hunger at all, and children were shielded even more than adults from this (only 0.6% of households with children experience hunger at any time during the year, never mind every night).<BR/><BR/>So, yes, Ted Kennedy was pulling numbers as far as they could go without just ripping them out his ass.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581481195058896802noreply@blogger.com