A trip to the grocery store this year has no doubt yielded more than one gasp. Rising prices across the board have impacted the purchase plans of many consumers. And that may impact how successfully you lose weight. As Tufts Now from Tufts University in Massachusetts, has reported, “For many people around the world, the high cost of healthy foods is an obstacle. What’s cheap to grow and distribute is starchy grains and root crops, vegetable oil, and a few other basic foods that provide
calories to satisfy short-term needs. Production and distribution is more expensive for fruits and vegetables, eggs and dairy, or other components of a healthy diet, which poor people cannot afford.”