Food insecurity affects 1 in 3 regional people – and it’s worse for those with poor mental health
			
			
		
		By Katherine Kent, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong
Karen Charlton, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Wollongong
		
		
		
		
		
			
			In regional NSW, 1 in 3 people experienced food insecurity in the past year. The rate was double for those who were socially isolated or had a mental illness.
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