For every year that an adult aged 65 or older experiences food insecurity, they become more likely to undergo unhealthy weight changes associated with earlier death, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development.
The research team examined the associations between food insecurity, changes in body weight and composition, and participation in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) using 10 years of data from older adults in the United States.
Results of the study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, added to the body of evidence that food insecurity - limited or unstable access to the food needed for daily life - causes health problems beyond potential nutritional deficits.
