Zero Hunger
  • 2.1.1 Prevalence of undernourishment
  • 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)
  • 2.1.3 Proportion of population with access to fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhood
  • 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting (height for age <-2 standard deviation from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age
  • 2.2.2 Prevalence of malnutrition (weight for height >+2 or <-2 standard deviation from the median of the WHO Child Growth Standards) among children under 5 years of age, by type (wasting and overweight)
  • 2.2.3 Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15 to 49 years, by pregnancy status (percentage)
  • 2.3.1 Volume of production per labour unit by classes of farming/pastoral/forestry enterprise size
  • 2.3.2 Average income of small-scale food producers, by sex and indigenous status
  • 2.4.1 Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
  • 2.5.1 Number of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium- or long-term conservation facilities
  • 2.5.2 Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk of extinction
  • 2.a.1 The agriculture orientation index for government expenditures
  • 2.a.2 Total official flows (official development assistance plus other official flows) to the agriculture sector
  • 2.b.1 Agricultural export subsidies
  • 2.c.1 Indicator of food price anomalies

    • 2.1.3 Proportion of population with access to fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhood

     

    School Lunches and Childhood Nutrition 

    The National School Lunch Program began in 1946 to provide nutritional meals to students during the school day and reached over 30 million children by 2016. The program is particularly important for children from low-income households who are more likely to have poorer dietary quality, higher risk for obesity, and less access to healthy food. These childhood health risks pose poor longer-term outcomes for diet-related chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. In 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) introduced a range of policies aimed at improving the nutritional standards of the program, including increasing the number of fruits and vegetables, increasing the amount of whole grain and grain products, and eliminating the majority of sugary beverages. A 2020 study found that after the implementation of HHFKA, the odds of youth in poverty having obesity was reduced by 9%, reducing the risk of future chronic disease and health care costs of an estimated 500,000 children.