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| One in 20 Hispanics 'goes hungry' | One in 20 Hispanics 'goes hungry' |
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| Five percent of Hispanics in the US regularly go hungry and as many as 20% do not have sufficient access to nutritious food, a US report says. | |
| Poverty and lack of awareness about state entitlements are the causes, says the study by Hispanic civil rights group the National Council of La Raza. | Poverty and lack of awareness about state entitlements are the causes, says the study by Hispanic civil rights group the National Council of La Raza. |
| Immigrants also face a series of linguistic, legal and cultural obstacles in accessing enough food. | Immigrants also face a series of linguistic, legal and cultural obstacles in accessing enough food. |
| Hispanics are the biggest single minority group in the United States. | Hispanics are the biggest single minority group in the United States. |
| The study showed that the number of Hispanics going hungry was significantly higher than for non-Hispanic whites (3%), but lower than the figure for non-Hispanic blacks (8%). | The study showed that the number of Hispanics going hungry was significantly higher than for non-Hispanic whites (3%), but lower than the figure for non-Hispanic blacks (8%). |
| A similar number of Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks suffered from a lack of access to healthy food, around four times more than non-Hispanic whites. | A similar number of Hispanics and non-Hispanic blacks suffered from a lack of access to healthy food, around four times more than non-Hispanic whites. |
| KEY STATISTICS Going hungry: Non-Hispanic blacks 8% Hispanics 5% Non-Hispanic whites 3%Lacking healthy food: Non-Hispanic blacks 22% Hispanics 20% Non-Hispanic whites 5% | KEY STATISTICS Going hungry: Non-Hispanic blacks 8% Hispanics 5% Non-Hispanic whites 3%Lacking healthy food: Non-Hispanic blacks 22% Hispanics 20% Non-Hispanic whites 5% |
| "Lack of access to resources is forcing far too many Latino families into choices no-one should have to make, such as between having a roof over their heads or putting food on the table," said Janet Murguia, NCLR President and CEO. | "Lack of access to resources is forcing far too many Latino families into choices no-one should have to make, such as between having a roof over their heads or putting food on the table," said Janet Murguia, NCLR President and CEO. |
| "A lack of affordable, nutritious food also has devastating health consequences, such as increasing hunger and obesity, affecting not only the Latino community, but the well-being of our entire nation." | "A lack of affordable, nutritious food also has devastating health consequences, such as increasing hunger and obesity, affecting not only the Latino community, but the well-being of our entire nation." |
| One of the authors of the study, Jennifer Ng'andu, said the Latino community was "practically invisible" when it came to the issues of hunger and malnutrition in the US. | One of the authors of the study, Jennifer Ng'andu, said the Latino community was "practically invisible" when it came to the issues of hunger and malnutrition in the US. |