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Record Number of US Kids Facing Summer of Hunger

By Judy PasternakJun 16th 2010 – 6:10AM
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WASHINGTON (June 16) -- With the school year ending in communities across America, more than 16 million children face a summer of hunger. While classes were in session, they relied on free or discount cafeteria meals subsidized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But they will not be reached by the patchwork summer...

Background on hungry

Hunger is a sensation experienced when one feels the physiological need to eat food. In contrast Satiety is the absence of hunger; it is the sensation of feeling full.

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