The grass isn't greener on the streets

Just a quickie today, for anyone who has ever wondered whether those kids living on the streets are eating better than you. You know, what with all those three course meals and nutritious fresh vegies you can forage out of garbage bins and all.

A group of researchers has established that homeless kids in Toronto are 'nutritionally vulnerable' - that is, not as well fed as kids with homes and regular meals. Well, there's more research money gone on establishing the blindingly obvious.

It's probably unfair of me, but wouldn't that money have been better spent on buying those poor kids a sandwich?


Study is Tarasuk V et al. Homeless youth in Toronto are nutritionally vulnerable. J Nutr 2005 Aug;135(8):1926-33. Full text is available from the Nutrition Journal here.