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More Than 4 Million People in Canada Struggle to Get Enough to Eat.

Canadians who cannot afford regular meals are more likely to die early, according to a study released on Monday, showing that people are dying from hunger even in wealthy countries. The study of more than half a million Canadian adults found that hunger was linked to raised mortality from all causes of death except cancer. Infectious diseases, unintentional injuries and suicide were twice as likely to kill those who faced severe problems finding enough food as those who do not, said the paper, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Food insecure people in Canada are facing problems like infections and drug poisoning that we would expect people from developing countries to be facing. More than 4 million people in Canada struggle to get enough to eat, official data show, a problem that ranges from running out of food or skipping meals to compromising on quantity and quality. Not having enough to eat leads to both "material deprivation and psychological distress" which in turn results in chronic inflammation and malnutrition. They are also less able to manage chronic conditions. Globally, more than 2 billion people lack access to adequate healthy food, putting them at risk of health problems, including 8 percent of people in North America or Europe, according to the latest data from the United Nations.