Food Insecurity

What is it like to be food insecure during college? Some students report going a whole day without eating, while others describe skipping meals, eating less, and cutting portions. Researchers defined it as a lack of socially acceptable ways to access safe, nutritionally adequate foods while others characterized it as reduced caloric intake, lack of access to healthy food, lack of dietary variety, hunger without eating, reduced weight due to not consuming enough calories. What are the consequences of food insecurity during college? Does it affect learning? How are university addressing the issue?Writing your Think Piece. It has four parts: (1) Explain what food insecurity among college students is; (2) Share your opinion: Is it a significant problem or not? (3) Discuss two or more structural issues that contribute to college student food insecurity and how they might be addressed (reference class readings); (4) Propose affordable solutions that a student or university might try. Your think piece is 300-500 words that address all four points.