Food insecurity results in long-term health problems

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At a time when unemployment and the coronavirus pandemic are causing food insecurity for many Americans, a new study indicates that the issue also causes long-running health problems. The study was conducted by a team of researchers at Ball State University and Walden University and published in the Sage Journals.

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Food insecurity leads to long-running health problems

The researchers looked at about 25,000 people over the course of a decade. The study was the first long-term study on food insecurity in the U.S. Of those 25,000 people, almost one-fifth of them reported that they had experienced food insecurity, and after 10 years, about 11% of those who reported food insecurity had died.

Among the health problems reported by those who experienced food insecurity were heart problems. The study found that death from heart disease and cardiovascular problems was 75% higher in those who have experienced food in security, even after controlling for demographic and health risk factors.

“A major finding is that food insecurity had an independent effect on cardiovascular mortality even after controlling for known pre-existing cardiovascular conditions like congestive heart failure, stroke, angina, coronary heart disease, or myocardial infarction,” Ball State epidemiologist Jagdish Khubchandani said in a statement. “Therefore, food insecurity can be considered a fundamental risk factor for CVD and should be added as a guideline for the assessment of cardiovascular risk.”

The finding involving food insecurity and health risks comes at an important time. The American Heart Association is working on innovative approaches to improve health in ways that are impacted by diet. The organization is also working on a sustainable food system, according to Khubchandani, a processor of health science at Ball State’s College of Health.

Methodology

To conduct their study, researchers analyzed data on adults from the 1999 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and mortality data through 2015. In addition to revealing increased health problems, the study also found that those who experience food insecurity tend to be younger, minorities, poorer, less educated, obese, smokers and diabetics.

The mortality rate among the food insecure was 58% higher than among those who didn’t experience food insecurity. After adjusting for age, race gender and other demographic factors, the death rate was 46% higher for the food insecure.

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