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Richard Tunney

Food deprivation linked to impulsivity

Top view of a paper bag full of canned food, fruits, vegetables, eggs, a milk bottle, berries, mushrooms, nuts, pasta, a chocolate bar and bread. (Getty Images)

Inflation is running high around the globe, largely fueled by Russia's war in Ukraine and the COVID pandemic. As a result, many households are having to choose between eating and heating.

Deprivation has a terrible immediate effect on children — as anyone who has experienced real hunger knows — but it can also affect things like impulsive behavior in later life.

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