Policy experts are calling for a shift from 'food security' to 'nutrition security,' to reflect a growing emphasis in food quality that in recent years has prioritised quantity as a solution to address hunger. Writing in the journal JAMA, researchers comment that in the past the "nutritious" part has been overlooked or lost in national policies and solutions – an omittance that may’ve contributed to the rise of diet-related diseases. “It's the right time for this evolution," states Sheila Fleischhacker, adjunct professor at Georgetown Law School in Washington and co-author of the article. "By prioritising nutrition security, we bring together historically siloed areas -- hunger and nutrition -- which must be tackled together to effectively address our modern challenges of diet-related diseases and disparities in clinical care, government food and food assistance policies, public health investments, and national research."