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Food-insecurity
– lack of access to enough food to fully meet basic needs due to lack of financial
resources – can increase a child’s risk of stunted early development, physical
health problems, and behavioral challenges. Food-insecurity can also lead to
weight gain, as the least expensive food options are typically high in calories
and low in nutrients.
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9% of parents with children aged
1-14 years in Colorado reported that they often relied on only a few
kinds of low-cost food to feed their child because they were running out of
money to buy food, and an additional 27% reported that they sometimes
relied on such low-cost food.1 A previous CDPHE study found that food-insecure children were 1.4 times more likely to be obese than children who were not
food-insecure.
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The School Breakfast Program can have a significant role in child nutrition and the public health concern of childhood obesity. The CDC recommends promoting access
to and participation in school meals.
1 Data source: 2012 Colorado Child Health
Survey
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