Food Insecurity

Food insecurity screening rates during primary care visits were low overall throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during telehealth encounters, indicating a need for greater implementation, according to researchers.

The prevalence and dynamics of food insecurity in the United States are changing over time, a troubling finding given that food insecurity is linked to worse health outcomes, according to an expert.

SAN ANTONIO — People with food allergy who also face food insecurity are at greater risk for a variety of mental health issues, according to survey data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Residents of “food swamp” communities, which have a higher prevalence of fast-food options than healthy options, may be at increased risk for incident stroke, according to research presented at the International Stroke Conference.

Electronic health record-based questionnaires were less accurate in identifying patients with housing and financial struggles compared with single-domain questionnaires, a research letter found.

Economic food insecurity is a risk factor for incident CHD and incident HF with reduced ejection fraction, independent of socioeconomic measures and traditional CV risk factors, researchers reported.

Families facing food insecurity had higher health care expenditures than those who were food secure, a recent study showed.

The ACP often releases position papers advocating for policy changes that will better health care.

Food insecurity among women was associated with a higher likelihood of fecal incontinence, even when accounting for diet, according to data published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Access to allergen-free food is difficult for families with food allergies who receive government assistance, according to a presentation at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.