Food insecurity is associated with cognitive function: A systematic review of findings across the life course

According to Van der Velde et al. (2019), people at risk of experiencing food insecurity generally exhibit poor dietary behaviors also due to factors such as perceived higher prices of healthy foods, monetary problems, lack of nutritional knowledge, and inadequacy in preparing healthy foods. This study aimed to gather more information on the needs and […]

This study by Eggers et al. (2025) investigated whether the association between the risk of cognitive impairment (RCI) and the gut microbiome—in particular, certain microbial groups known as cliques—is altered by food hardship. Based on 16S rRNA sequencing of stool samples, 360 adult individuals from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin were included in […]