diff --git a/content/news/2024-11-26-SPLFOODBANK1124.md b/content/news/2024-11-26-SPLFOODBANK1124.md index 28bf7e8f3..1d8614abc 100644 --- a/content/news/2024-11-26-SPLFOODBANK1124.md +++ b/content/news/2024-11-26-SPLFOODBANK1124.md @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ The Pittsburgh food bank prefers that older adults collect their boxes in person {{}} -Another benefit of a face-to-face pickup is that it’s social. The USDA reports that older adults who live alone are more likely to be food insecure, and one 2024 study found that food insecurity is “significantly associated” with isolation and loneliness. +Another benefit of a face-to-face pickup is that it’s social. The USDA reports that older adults who live alone are more likely to be food insecure, and one 2024 study found that food insecurity is “significantly associated” with isolation and loneliness. Isolation is also a risk factor for developing dementia, the neurological condition that affects nearly 1 in 10 Americans older than 65. A recent publication of Leung’s found the same is true for food insecurity: The likelihood of dementia increases twofold among older adults who lack adequate nutrition.