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A Lack of Food for Thought: Midlife Food Insecurity and Its Association With Subsequent Cognitive Ability of Older Americans

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  • Dongmei Zuo

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ObjectivesThe 50–59 age group in the United States experience higher levels of food insecurity (FI) compared to older adults. While previous research has identified an association between FI and cognition outcomes in older populations, limited research has examined midlife as a specific FI exposure window and the association of this hardship with long-run cognition outcomes.MethodsUtilizing 14 waves of Health and Retirement Study (HRS) data (1995–2020), I applied mixed-effects models to assess the relationship between midlife FI exposure and later-life cognitive function, controlling for childhood disadvantages and other health-related and sociodemographic characteristics.ResultsFindings indicate that both cumulative FI duration and ever experiencing FI during ages 50–59 are significantly associated with subsequent cognitive decline. Specifically, ever experiencing FI during midlife was linked to a decrease in cognitive function by 0.07 standard units (95% confidence interval [CI], −0.13 to −0.003; p

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  • Dongmei Zuo, 2024. "A Lack of Food for Thought: Midlife Food Insecurity and Its Association With Subsequent Cognitive Ability of Older Americans," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 79(12), pages 269-270.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:79:y:2024:i:12:p:269-270.
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