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Many people do not have enough income for a "decent diet", public health experts have claimed in an open letter to the prime minister.
The UK Faculty of Public Health said the situation had become so serious that an independent group should be set up by the government to investigate.
The letter pointed to rising food prices, falling wages and a boom in food banks as proof.
But the government said there was evidence problems were getting better.
Faculty president Prof John Ashton said: "Increasing numbers of people on low wages are not earning enough money to meet their most basic nutritional needs for maintaining a healthy diet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27225323
The UK Faculty of Public Health said the situation had become so serious that an independent group should be set up by the government to investigate.
The letter pointed to rising food prices, falling wages and a boom in food banks as proof.
But the government said there was evidence problems were getting better.
Faculty president Prof John Ashton said: "Increasing numbers of people on low wages are not earning enough money to meet their most basic nutritional needs for maintaining a healthy diet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27225323