{"id":50037,"date":"2019-11-06T12:31:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T20:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=50037"},"modified":"2019-11-06T21:44:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T05:44:32","slug":"to-solve-the-hidden-epidemic-of-teen-hunger-we-should-listen-to-teens-who-experience-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/to-solve-the-hidden-epidemic-of-teen-hunger-we-should-listen-to-teens-who-experience-it\/","title":{"rendered":"To solve the hidden epidemic of teen hunger, we should listen to teens who experience it"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nFor many young people, the toughest choice they will ever have to make about food is what to eat at home or what to choose from a menu.<\/p>\n

But for Texas high schoolers Tamiya, Juliana, Trisha, Cara and Kristen, the choices they have to make about food are more difficult. For them, the conversation is less about food and more about how to put food on the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of hard because like, I know I\u2019m young, and my momma don\u2019t want me to get a job, but it\u2019s really helping out,\u201d Kristin told us for a\u00a02019 study<\/a>\u00a0regarding her decision to work as a waitress at a fast food chain. \u201cBecause basically, my check is paying for the food we\u2019re going to eat \u2026 the tips I made today are what we ate off of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Such stories are part of a hidden epidemic that I \u2013 a\u00a0social work scholar<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 and one of my students, Ana O\u2019Quin, investigated for a\u00a0recent study<\/a>\u00a0about food insecurity among America\u2019s teenagers. Food insecurity,\u00a0as defined<\/a>\u00a0by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, means limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods. It also means the inability to acquire foods without resorting to socially unacceptable means, such as\u00a0stealing or transactional dating<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The consequences of food insecurity follow teens into the classroom and\u00a0even reduce their chances of graduation. <\/a><\/p>\n

According to the most recent federal estimates,\u00a037 million people<\/a>\u00a0live in food-insecure households. This includes nearly\u00a07 million young people who are 10 to 17 years old<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The problem of food insecurity is particularly pronounced among African Americans, who collectively are\u00a0twice as likely as whites<\/a>\u00a0to experience food insecurity.<\/p>\n

Going without<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Teens in these households are more likely to skip meals or not eat for a whole day because there was not enough money for food. Some teens drink water, eat junk food or go to sleep instead of eating a meal.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost parents will feed you before they feed themselves,\u201d Trisha told us. \u201cWhen food stamps first come, Mamma cooks a lot. But like a week later, it\u2019s nothing. Maybe cereal, or noodles, sandwiches.\u201d<\/p>\n

Juliana added, \u201cWe used to always buy rice, because you can buy a lot of it, and it\u2019s cheap. You can buy Spam and rice and that would be the whole meal for the rest of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

While many teens rely on their parents and guardians well into adulthood, we found that these teens rely on themselves before they even become adults. Julianna says she started babysitting at about the age of 12 to help put food on the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever money I would get from that, I would give it to my mamma,\u201d Julianna said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not uncommon for teens to sacrifice to\u00a0make sure their mother eats<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For instance, Kristin told us that her thinking goes like this: \u201cI know your health is worse than mine. So mamma make sure you eat. I don\u2019t care \u2026 I can scrounge up some food at school.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking risks to eat<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The teens we spoke with shared how peers engage in risky behaviors that have long-term consequences. Out of desperation, some teens \u2013 rarely but still too often \u2013 find themselves\u00a0shoplifting, stealing<\/a>,\u00a0transactional dating, \u201ctrading sex\u201d for food or selling drugs<\/a>\u00a0to access food. \u201cStealing is the main thing,\u201d said Cara.<\/p>\n

Health impact<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Teens typically experience a\u00a0growth spurt and need more food<\/a>\u00a0during adolescence. Without adequate nutrition, teens often experience the\u00a0short-term effects of food insecurity<\/a>, such as stomach aches, headaches and low energy. Teens in our study mentioned having a difficult time focusing in class or even staying awake during school.<\/p>\n

Food insecurity can result in long-term effects in the following areas:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Physical health<\/a>\u00a0conditions, like asthma, anemia, obesity and diabetes.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Mental and behavioral health<\/a>\u00a0including anxiety, depression, difficulty getting along with peers, substance abuse and even suicidal thoughts.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Cognitive health<\/a>\u00a0such as slower learning rates and lower math and reading scores.<\/p>\n

What can be done?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

These teens live in households eligible to receive free and reduced breakfast and lunch and food assistance benefits through the\u00a0Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)<\/a>, the U.S. government\u2019s largest anti-hunger program, which served\u00a040 million in 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eligible families receive an electronic benefit transfer of funds each month to purchase food,\u00a0on average US$1.39 per meal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teens from our study said they preferred electronic benefit transfer over the stigma of going to a food pantry or other public place to receive food. To address the hidden epidemic of teen food insecurity and its consequences, the teens first suggested\u00a0increasing food stamp benefits<\/a>\u00a0to provide the extra food growing teens need.<\/p>\n

The teens in our study also suggested:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Encouraging teens to participate in school sports or afterschool programs like\u00a0The Cove<\/a>\u00a0or the\u00a0Boys and Girls Clubs<\/a>\u00a0where meals are served.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Recommending that restaurants participate in food rescue programs like\u00a0Cultivate<\/a>\u00a0that prepare weekend meals for schoolchildren.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Cultivating gardens at schools or in the community through organizations like\u00a04-H clubs<\/a>,\u00a0university extension programs<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Food Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Developing job training programs like the\u00a0100,000 Opportunities Initiative<\/a>\u00a0to help teens gain skills to break the cycle of poverty and hunger.<\/p>\n

Employment desires<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Teens like Kristin prefer to work to help put food on the table. While research shows there are\u00a0benefits of teens working<\/a>\u00a0to provide food for their families, it also highlights the trade-offs such as students abandoning school for work.<\/p>\n

Young people who experience food insecurity bring a keen awareness to this challenge. It\u2019s time for people who can do something about the problem to listen to what they have to say.<\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/strong> Stephanie Clintonia Boddie is an Assistant Professor of Church and Community Ministries at Baylor University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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