Severe food insecurity associated with mortality among lower-income Canadian adults approaching eligibility for public pensions: a population cohort study
October 5, 2020
In a new study published in BMC Public Health, PROOF researchers found that severely food-insecure adults approaching 65 years old were more likely to die than their food-secure counterparts before collecting public pensions that could reduce their food insecurity. These findings highlight the need to reassess the coverage & adequacy of income support to low-income working-age adults.
