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To explain: Whether the statement, “No hard-working American goes to bed hungry”, is true or false.
Concept introduction:
Food insecurity refers to the unavailability of nutritionally sufficient and healthy food due to inadequate or uncertain quantity. Food insecurity is where there is improper, unfair, and insufficient production, distribution, and exchange respectively in a population. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the food insecurity is defined as a lack of consistent access to sufficient food for a healthy and active life.
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