Podcast | Practice of Medicine | February 15, 2022
Food Insecurity Among Older Adults
Food insecurity is a problem for people across the lifespan, and it has been exacerbated by COVID-19. Adults facing food insecurity often reduce the variety of their diet and tend to consume a few low-cost, energy-dense, and nutritionally poor foods to maintain caloric intake, and this puts them at an increased risk for a variety of adverse health outcomes, including diabetes, pulmonary diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and obesity. In this podcast Jennifer Mandelbaum discusses identifying and addressing food insecurity in older adults, a topic she addresses in an upcoming editorial in the Southern Medical Journal.
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Jennifer Mandelbaum
Jennifer Mandelbaum is a doctoral candidate in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health. Jennifer’s scholarship aims to better understand how evidence-based research on chronic disease prevention is translated equitably into public health practice.
References and Resources
- Mandelbaum J. Identifying and Addressing Food Insecurity in Older Adults through Comprehensive Screening and Referral Programs. South Med J. 2022; In Press.
- Ziliak JP, Gundersen C. The State of Senior Hunger in America 2017: An Annual Report. Feeding America;2019.
- Wolfson JA, Leung CW. Food Insecurity During COVID-19: An Acute Crisis With Long-Term Health Implications. Am J Public Health. 2020;110(12):1763-1765.
- Posner BM, Jette AM, Smith KW, et al. Nutrition and health risks in the elderly: the nutrition screening initiative. Am J Public Health. 1993;83(7):972-978.
