Canada

It's not a problem of food insecurity

It's a problem of nutritious food quality insecurity

I know many of my family members who almost live on mac and cheese in a box and feed their kids sugar bombs for breakfast ... one cousin of mine exclusively fed their kid nothing but chicken nuggets and fries (because thats all the kid wanted to eat) - (then they had to treat the kid at ten years of age for conditions with their gall bladder) ... another distant relative fed their kid tons of junk food and by the time the kid was 18, he had runaway diabetes and he died just recently at 40 years of age of heart disease.

These are the kinds of problems caused by a society where we drive all the wealth to a few dozen people at the expense of making the lives of everyone else as miserable as possible. The wealthy attain their wealth by selling us a cheaper degraded food supply that makes them more money while also making us all unwell. The wealthy also make money on our unhealthy lifestyles by selling us the same drugs that are supposed to help our diabetes, heart disease and weight issues

I don't buy fast food any more because it scares me .... its basically investing in your own early death by eating small amounts of poison over a long period of time.

In 1970 I was one of the three recorded cases of scurvy in Canada. I was young poor and very often hungry. The doctor I finally saw was incredulous. I was the first case of scurvy he had ever seen. He gave me a prescription and told me to go buy some oranges. I told him I had no money for either so he bought me the prescription and the oranges out of his own pocket. I have been forever thankful.

The First Nations combated scurvy by making a tea from pine tree needles.

Just an FYI for anyone who is also food poor and at risk.

Considering some people diets I would have expected it to be an issue sooner, however so much food is fortified with extra vitamins I feel you have to try HARD to avoid vitamin C / have a super narrow diet.