Not enough evidence to recommend screening for food insecurity

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for recommending screening for food insecurity in the primary care setting. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online June 25. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Rockville, Maryland, examined the evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for and interventions to ameliorate food insecurity. A total of 39 studies, with 198,762 participants, were included in the review. The researchers found that in one randomized clinical Read More

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