ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 23/06/20261) 🇳🇿 A survey in New Zealand among 333 ME/CFS and Long Covid patients found that half of the respondents had experienced food insecurity in the past 12 months. 46615 0
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 23/06/20262) Food insecurity was defined as ‘sometimes’ or ‘never’ being able to afford to eat properly, or ‘sometimes’ or ‘always’ having food run out, eating less, eating less variety due to cost, relying on others for food or using food grants/banks. 290 0
ME/CFS Science @mecfsscience.org · 23/06/20263) Food insecurity was more common in young people and increased with illness severity, but among the very severe, it was actually lower (potentially due to higher support and provision in this group). 2100 0
