date:Mar 20, 2013
The theory that food discount programs could help improve global nutrition is nothing new and one that has been mulled over in several countries; however, new research from the RAND Corporation suggests lowering the costs of healthy foods in supermarkets increases the amount of fruits, vegetables and whole-grain foods that people eat, while also appearing to reduce consumption of nutritionally less-desirable foods.
Researchers examined a program available to members of South Africa's largest pr