Individuals with poor access to food are 10% to 37% more likely to die prematurely

According to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), adults with food insecurity (i.e. insufficient access to food due to financial constraints) are 10% to 37% more likely to die prematurely from any cause other than cancer than food-safe people.

"For adults who died prematurely, those with severe food deprivation died 9 years earlier than their food-safe counterparts," writes lead author Dr Fei Men, a ....