Food insecurity rising among US older adults

Food insecurity-or limited access to nutritious foods because of a lack of financial resources-increased significantly among older US adults from 2007 to 2016 and the increase was more pronounced among individuals with lower income. The increase - from 5.5% to 12.4% - was reported in a recent study that drew from data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. The findings are important for all active-aging providers, but particularly those working in seniors centers and other community-based programs - and especially now, as COVID-19 is likely to have increased the number of low-income older adults.