Food Insecurity is Increasing and is More Common Among Persons with Chronic Liver Disease
Cindy W. Leung,
Elliot B. Tapper
Abstract:Background: Effective interventions for metabolic liver disease include optimized nutritional intake. It is increasingly clear, however, that many patients with metabolic liver disease lack the resources to execute nutritional advice. Data on the trends of food insecurity are needed to prioritize public health strategies to address the burden of liver disease.
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of six waves of data from the 2007-2018, 24,847 subjects aged >20 years from the 2017-2018 National Health and Nutr… Show more
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