Monetary Cost of the MyPlate Diet in Young Adults: Higher Expenses Associated with Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption.

Conclusion: Results indicate an ∼$29.00 per week increase in food cost when eating the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables. These findings can contribute to research incentive design, program planning cost, and determining effective interventions to improve diet in this population. PMID: 31192007 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31192007?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism - June 15, 2019 Category: Nutrition Tags: J Nutr Metab Source Type: research