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Millions of older adults still face food insecurity, Feeding America reports (www.mcknightshomecare.com)

submitted 5 months ago by StevenSaus@midwest.social to c/health@lemmy.world

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Nearly 7 million seniors, or about 1 in 11 Americans aged 60 and older, faced hunger in 2022, according to a new report by Feeding America. The report revealed that 6.9 million seniors were food-insecure in 2022, with another 4.9 million older adults aged 50 to 59 also experiencing food insecurity. This represents a 25% increase from the previous year.

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Compost the billionaires to fertilize crops to feed the hungry. More bang for your buck.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Feed them billionaires. Surplus issues, fixed everything.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I know two senior citizens that enrolled in meals on wheels, but ended up cancelling it because they thought the food was too healthy and therefore inedible.