Over one in three US university students say they don’t have enough money for food, with some even going entire days without eating because they cannot afford meals, according to a report.
The study, conducted by researchers at Temple University and the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, found 36 percent of college students said they had been food insecure over the past 30 days, meaning they were not eating healthy, nutritious food.
The report, titled Still Hungry and Homeless in College, also found that around one quarter of college students said they have skipped meals or cut the size of their portions because they couldn’t afford to eat properly.
“The bottom line is clear: Educational attainment in the United States is being hindered,” the report said. “Students’ basic needs must be secured if they are to learn at any level—elementary, secondary, or post-secondary.”
According the survey, just 48 percent of university students have not…