People with inadequate access to food due to financial constraints are 10 to 37 per cent more likely to die prematurely from any cause other than cancer, according to a study published on Monday.
Researchers, including those from the University of Toronto, looked at data from more than half a million adults in Canada.
The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, categorised people as food secure, or marginally, moderately, or severely food insecure.
By the end of the study period, 25,460 people had died prematurely, the researchers said.
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