Mental Illness, Not Obesity Status, is Associated with Food Insecurity Among the Elderly in the Health and Retirement Study.

Diana P BrostowElise GunzburgerLauren M AbbateLisa A BrennerKali S Thomas

Published in: Journal of nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics (2019)

Beyond financial status, health care providers are encouraged to use these characteristics to identify elderly patients that may be at risk of food insecurity.

Keyphrases

mental illness
healthcare
mental health
metabolic syndrome
public health
insulin resistance
type diabetes
weight loss
middle aged
health information
weight gain
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
climate change
high fat diet induced
body mass index
risk assessment
young adults