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Researchers combined 27 existing studies spanning 10 countries to compare costs of common foods.
It’s a widespread belief that some cannot "afford" to eat healthy, but the study found the difference between a healthy diet and an unhealthy one to be that $1.50 a day.
That does translate to $550 a year, but the potential benefit of avoiding healthcare costs associated with diseases such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes makes up for that.
Today in medicine, we often talk about the social influencers of health. It's time that greater attention be paid to ensuring health diet and healthy choices, especially for those who have the greatest economic challenges.