Association between household food insecurity and mortality in Canada: a population-based retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND:

Food insecurity affects 1 in 8 households in Canada, with serious health consequences. We investigated the association between household food insecurity and all-cause and cause-specific mortality.

METHODS:

We assessed the food insecurity status of Canadian adults using the Canadian Community Health Survey 2005–2017 and identified premature deaths among the survey respondents using the Canadian Vital Statistics...