ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2024
Food Insecurity, Race and Ethnicity, and Cognitive Function Among United States Older Adults.
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- Food insecurity and cognitive domains among older United States adults: Findings from the health and retirement study.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2025Article
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- Food Insecurity Is an Important Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: A Case-Control Study.Journal of research in health sciences · 2025Article
- Associations between low food security and subjective memory complaints among Latino adults.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Geospatial Analysis of Food Insecurity and Adverse Human Health Outcomes in the United States.GeoHealth · 2025Article
- A socioeconomic disadvantage index for informing policy, systems, and environmental change interventions for senior nutrition programs.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A Lack of Food for Thought: Midlife Food Insecurity and Its Association With Subsequent Cognitive Ability of Older Americans.The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences · 2024Article
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- Racial/ethnic differences in neuropsychological test performance in frontotemporal degeneration.Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)Article
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Abstract
backgroundCognitive impairment and dementia are severe public health issues in aging populations, which can be exacerbated by insufficient or unhealthy dietary intake. Food (in)security status is linked to cognitive function among older adults, but the relationship is complex and can vary by sociodemographic characteristics.
objectiveThis article aimed to investigate the association between food insecurity and cognitive function among United States older adults and explore potential variations by race and ethnicity groups.
methodsWe prospectively examined changes in cognitive function and incidence of cognitive impairment alongside the presence of self-reported food insecurity among older adults of different racial and ethnic groups. Data were from the 2012-2018 Health and Retirement Study (HRS) and the 2013 Health Care and Nutrition Study (HCNS), including N = 6,638 United States adults aged 50 years and older. Food insecurity was measured by a self-reported United States Household Food Security Survey Module, and cognitive function was assessed by the modified version of the Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status.
resultsResults showed that 17% of United States older adults reported food insecurity in the 2013 HCNS. Compared with food secure older adults, those reporting food insecurity experienced worsened cognitive functioning over time (B = -0.63, p < .001), and they were more likely to have onset of cognitive impairment (OR= 1.46, p < .001) in the 6-y observation. Compared with non-Hispanic White older adults, being non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic Other, or Hispanic was associated with 2.96, 2.09, or 1.26 odds (p < .001) of cognitive impairment (2012-2018), respectively. Older adults of racial and ethnic minority groups also had higher risks of experiencing the double burden of cognitive impairment alongside food insecurity compared with non-Hispanic White older adults.
conclusionFindings underscore racial and ethnic structural disparities in food security and cognitive health in the United States aging population.
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