Beyond hunger: Food insecurity in later life linked to dementia

Food insecurity later in life linked to much higher dementia risk

Adults who experienced food insecurity in midlife and older age had an estimated 40 percent probability of dementia.

Food insecurity in later life tied to higher dementia risk

Older adults who experienced food insecurity in both midlife and later life had nearly four times the risk of probable dementia as those who remained food secure, according to new research. The study in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found the strongest association among people experiencing food insecurity later in life. Researchers found no significant association between food insecurity in midlife alone and probable dementia. Food …

Study links later-life food insecurity to elevated dementia risk

Older adults who experienced food insecurity in both midlife and later life had nearly four times the risk of probable dementia as those who remained food secure, according to new University of Michigan research.

Beyond hunger: Food insecurity in later life linked to dementia

Older adults who experienced food insecurity in both midlife and later life had nearly four times the risk of probable dementia as those who remained food secure, according to new University of Michigan research.