Shocking Stats
Slides Quiz
Campus Reality
Health Connections
100

In 2023, this many million Americans lived in food insecure households, up from 44 million in 2022.

47 million people

100

Our presentation defines wealth as the total value of these held by a person or family.

Assets

100

College students must work THIS many hours per week to qualify for SNAP benefits.

20 hours per week

100

Research shows hospitalization risk for low blood sugar increases 27% during the last week of the month in low-income areas. Why?

Food/money runs out at end of month

200

According to federal data from 2020, this percentage of undergraduate students experienced food insecurity: 15%, 23%, or 35%?

23% of undergraduates

200

According to the NHANES study in our slides, very low food security was associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease mortality and this broader category.

All-cause mortality

200

According to research, food insecure college students have lower GPAs because poor nutrition affects these two brain functions.

Memory and concentration

200

You can be overweight and still experience this nutritional problem because cheap foods have calories but lack vitamins and minerals.

Malnutrition (micronutrient deficiency)

300

Adults with diabetes are this much more likely to report food insecurity than adults without diabetes: 16% vs. what percentage?

16% with diabetes vs. 9% without diabetes

300

Our slides mention these nonclinical factors influence health outcomes. Name three.

Education, employment, race, ethnicity, geography (any 3)

300

Federal data shows food insecurity is highest at this type of college: community colleges, public 4-year, private 4-year, or for-profit colleges?

For-profit colleges (33%)

300

Food insecure adults are nearly THIS much more likely to have diabetes than food secure adults, after adjusting for other factors.

2 times more likely (adjusted odds ratio of 2.1)

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