Food insecurity, defined as limited access to nutritionally adequate and safe foods owing to financial constraints,
1 poses a substantial challenge to the maintenance of good health. In 2018, 7.3 million older individuals in the US were food insecure, representing 10% of adults aged 60 years or older in the US.
2 About one-third of individuals with food insecurity exhibited multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake,
2 which is associated with worse health and higher rates of health care use.
3-6 The prevalence of food insecurity has been more pronounced for persons in racial and ethnic minority groups, older individuals with disabilities, low-income households, and those infected with COVID-19
2,7-9—the population subgroups that carry relatively higher health risks.