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Ellen Gustafson, a local hunger-relief advocate, said the study also helps illustrate how hunger and obesity are interconnected. She said half of San Diegans are overweight or obese.<\/p>\n

“We have this dual problem — the dual problem of hunger and obesity — we’re struggling with that here, and these organizations are working every day to figure out how do we address both of these problems at the same time,” Gustafson said.<\/p>\n

“We know that we want to buy the healthiest food possible, but sometimes the healthiest food is also the most expensive,” she added.<\/p>\n

She said the survey shows that 67 percent of clients, when they do have money, are often buying unhealthy food.<\/p>\n

“It’s really important that we have organizations like Feeding America that can respond to that,” she said.<\/p>\n

The study reports that 75 percent of the food given out by Feeding America San Diego is nutritious<\/a>, and half of all distributed food is fresh produce.<\/p>\n

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