A Generation at Risk: How Cuba’s Food Crisis Is Breeding a Nutrition Epidemic

Slow‑onset food insecurity produces a distinct pattern of physiological and social deterioration: meals become less frequent, dietary diversity narrows, and the cumulative effects of micronutrient deficiencies begin to appear in population‑level health indicators. In Cuba, this gradual form of hunger has intensified over the past decade, reflected in rising rates of anemia, reduced caloric availability, and documented growth delays among children.