Which scenario best illustrates a distinction between hunger and food insecurity?

• A. Hunger always precedes food insecurity, so someone who is anxious about future food must already be experiencing physiological hunger and thus satisfies both definitions.
• B. A college student with adequate daily caloric intake but chronic anxiety about affording groceries is food insecure but not necessarily hungry.
• C. An elderly person who reports occasional meal skipping due to a lack of funds is hungry but not food insecure because hunger is physiological and economic causes are irrelevant.
• D. A household receiving free school lunches has no risk of hunger and therefore cannot be food insecure because hunger and insecurity are identical states.

Answer: (B)