{"id":6216,"date":"2025-04-03T14:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/?p=6216"},"modified":"2025-04-03T14:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:41:03","slug":"food-insecurity-increases-risk-of-poor-heart-health-in-young-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/food-insecurity-increases-risk-of-poor-heart-health-in-young-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Insecurity Increases Risk of Poor Heart Health in Young Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Food Insecurity Increases Risk of Poor Heart Health in Young Adults<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Published in: JAMA Cardiology, March 14, 2025<\/div>\n<div><span> 1. Study Overview<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 A new study published in JAMA Cardiology found that food insecurity increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 2. Definition of Food Insecurity<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to sufficient food for an active, healthy lifestyle.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 It affects one in eight Americans each year.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 3. Study Population &amp; Methods<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Data was analyzed from 3,500+ Black and white Americans, aged 18-30, who participated in the CARDIA study (1985-1986).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Participants completed in-person surveys every five years (2000-2020) and were also contacted annually via telephone, mail, or email.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Surveys included questions about food security.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 4. Key Findings<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 15% of participants experienced food insecurity.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 These individuals were more likely to be Black and have lower educational attainment.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 CVD events (fatal\/nonfatal coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or peripheral artery disease) occurred in:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 11% of food-insecure individuals.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 6% of food-secure individuals.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> 5. Conclusion &amp; Future Research<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Food insecurity is linked to a higher risk of CVD, similar to other social deprivation factors.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Strategies to alleviate food insecurity may help reduce CVD risk.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span> \u2022 Further studies are needed with larger, more diverse populations and longer follow-ups to fully understand the long-term impact of food insecurity on heart health. <a href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamacardiology\/fullarticle\/2831124\">https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamacardiology\/fullarticle\/2831124<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Insecurity Increases Risk of Poor Heart Health in Young Adults Published in: JAMA Cardiology, March 14, 2025 1. Study Overview \u2022 A new study published in JAMA Cardiology found that food insecurity increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. 2. Definition of Food Insecurity \u2022 Food insecurity is the lack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6217,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6216\/revisions\/6217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jordan-cardiac.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}