The cost of food is being felt nationally, but for some pockets of Australia, including parts of Greater Western Sydney, accessing nutritious food was already difficult. Some experts fear it could worsen health problems.
Over the past two years, Annice Wallington has embraced new strategies in order to feed her family, accruing them as small tactics to solve what has become a weekly puzzle.
This type of manoeuvring is reactive to rising cost of living, covering everything from housing to groceries and fuel.. Occasionally, Ms Wallington's two meals are pasta and cheese because "we just don't have enough food to stretch". "If you haven't got access to affordable, nutritious food, you're going to have negative health outcomes."Food support demand 'at least quadrupled, if not tenfold'Many said rising food prices were creating pressures.the proportion of homes in Penrith and Blacktown LGAs with supermarkets in a 1km radius and healthy food options was lower than in Sydney's east.
"I would say it would have at least quadrupled, if not tenfold — the number of requests that we would get," said Joy Impiombato, manager of Nepean Community & Neighbourhood Services, on food support demand in the past year.This demand is the most Ms Impiombato has seen in 20 years since managing the grassroots community service organisation. It now includes working families — something new to this year — and over 200 school children a week.
Zhaoli Dai-Keller says there are a broad range of issues around food insecurity, ranging from direct physical harms to mental and overall wellbeing.Zhaoli Dai-Keller, a nutritional epidemiologist with UNSW's School of Population Health, agreed that's one risk, but added food insecurity had a broad number of impacts, likeDr Dai-Keller said it was valid to have long-term concerns.
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