“…The negative health outcomes associated with food insecurity appear to be linked to both the poorer quality of the diet in food insecure households as well as the uncertain and unpredictable nature of the food environment. Studies find a higher risk of common mental health disorders (Hadley & Patil, 2006;Patel & Kleinman, 2003), seasonal weight loss, dietary change (Rose, 1999;van Liere, Ategbo, Den Hartog, & Hautvast, 1995) and overall poorer health among members of food insecure or food insufficient households (Casey, Szeto, Robbins, Stuff, Connell, Gossett et al, 2005;Cook, Frank, Berkowitz, Black, Casey, Cutts et al, 2004;Siefert, Heflin, Corcoran, & Williams, 2004). Anthropological studies of food insecurity also document a range of social responses to food insecurity including migration, borrowing from other households, and switching to less desirable foods (Dirks, 1980;Panter-Brick & Eggerman, 1997;Shipton, 1990).…”