Food Insecurity Is Growing Globally
More than 270 million people face food shortages.
According to a June 2021 analysis from the World Food Program, more than 270 million people in 80 countries with a WFP presence are expected to face potentially life-threatening food shortages this year—compared with 150 million in early 2020. The economic catastrophe set off by COVID-19 is pushing more people toward food insecurity, both here and abroad.
The WFP is the United Nations’ anti-hunger agency.
Matthew Kadey, MS, RD
Matthew Kadey, MS, RD, is a James Beard Award–winning food journalist, dietitian and author of the cookbook Rocket Fuel: Power-Packed Food for Sport + Adventure (VeloPress 2016). He has written for dozens of magazines, including Runner’s World, Men’s Health, Shape, Men’s Fitness and Muscle and Fitness.
