Cultural Food Insecurity: How It Hurts Mental Health
Huff PostTHEPALMER via Getty Images Ripe guava fruits Fresh guavas and papayas. “Food should fill all of your well-being and make you feel whole and satiated in more ways than just satiating hunger.” - Kathrine Wright The USDA’s understanding of food insecurity neglects culturally appropriate foods. “By association, they’re going to experience higher rates of cultural food insecurity,” Wright said. “At the end of the day, if it’s not something that is appropriate for their culture if we’re forcing them to use it, that’s not beneficial.” How Cultural Food Access Affects Well-Being Growing up food insecure and in poverty, Wright was often told that “beggars can’t be choosers.” She remembers eating the boxed mac and cheese her family got from food pantries day after day after day. “Immigrants tend to experience an increased risk of developing diabetes, obesity, depression and other chronic diseases by switching to an American diet.” - Kathrine Wright “There’s often this idea that ‘food is food,’ and cultural food security is often seen as a low priority,” Wright said.
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