Food Insecurity and Hunger Among Older Adults
ORCID
Buys: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8547-056X
MSU Affiliation
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion; Extension Service
Creation Date
2026-01-29
Abstract
Meeting nutritional needs is necessary for optimal health across the lifespan and especially for older adults [1, 2]. However, it is not always feasible to access the foods needed to obtain desirable health outcomes. Therefore, it is important to understand what factors enable, constrain, or are associated with individuals’ ability to access and consume healthful foods. This is especially true for older adults who may be susceptible to irreversible changes in their diet as they encounter illnesses and changes in their eating behaviors with advancing age [3, 4]. Food (in)security is a helpful construct in trying to understand forces that may promote or impede how people obtain and consume nutrition.
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Publication Title
Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging (3rd ed.)
Publisher
Springer
First Page
147
Last Page
159
Recommended Citation
Buys, D.R., Locher, J.L. (2015). Food Insecurity and Hunger Among Older Adults. In: Bales, C., Locher, J., Saltzman, E. (eds) Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1929-1_9
