Study: Nearly 1 in 4 Families With Older Adults Has Food Insecurity

The proportion of US families that had at least 1 adult aged 60 years or older in the household and had food insecurity almost doubled over the past 2 decades, from roughly 12% to 23%, according to a recent cohort study involving about 3600 families. The researchers determined participants ’ level of food insecurity by asking them questions such as whether they were worried their food would run out before they had money to buy more, or if they had skipped any meals because they could not afford food.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research