VIU study finds many post secondary students going hungry

VIU study finds many post secondary students going hungry

A study by student researchers at Vancouver Island University (VIU) in Nanaimo has found that 35 per cent of students surveyed don’t have enough food, and that 39 per cent are forced to skip meals on a weekly basis. According to the survey, students who identify as food insecure skip 4.5 meals per week on average, with some missing as many as 20. In general, international students are suffering more than their domestic peers, specifically when i…