Adherence
Vigorous federal, state, and community financial assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved food security and the healthfulness of food choices for a majority of US adults, particularly among lower-income and minority demographics.
If you are facing food insecurity or struggling to eat healthily during a crisis, prioritize accessing available government assistance programs (like SNAP, emergency food benefits, or community aid). These programs are designed to remove the financial and access barriers that prevent healthy eating, and data shows they can successfully improve both food security and diet quality for vulnerable populations.
Vigorous federal, state, city, and community responses to the pandemic may have played a role in improving the food security and food choice healthfulness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why this rating
Cross-sectional survey data with self-reported outcomes; strong association but limited causal inference compared to RCTs.
Source
Changes in Food Security, Healthfulness, and Access During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Results From a National United States Survey
Suzannah Gerber et al. · Current Developments in Nutrition · 2023
DOI 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100060
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