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- Relationship to Diabetes
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A new study suggests blood sugar levels among people with diabetes may rise with food prices, as consumers are priced out of the healthy foods market.
Researchers from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) measured blood sugar levels in 2,400 adults with type 2 diabetes, which they compared to average grocery store prices during the previous three months in 35 U.S. markets. They found blood sugar levels rose as the costs of healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, and low-fat yogurt rose.
"We found evidence supporting our hypothesis that people in different income groups respond differently to changes in the price of several food groups ? namely, lean protein, oils and nuts, processed foods, low-fat dairy, and packaged refined grains," study author Ilya Rahkovsky wrote this month in the Journal of American Public Health.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/diabetes-rates-rise-food-prices-healthy-options-get-too-expensive-269389
Researchers from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) measured blood sugar levels in 2,400 adults with type 2 diabetes, which they compared to average grocery store prices during the previous three months in 35 U.S. markets. They found blood sugar levels rose as the costs of healthy foods such as fruits, vegetables, and low-fat yogurt rose.
"We found evidence supporting our hypothesis that people in different income groups respond differently to changes in the price of several food groups ? namely, lean protein, oils and nuts, processed foods, low-fat dairy, and packaged refined grains," study author Ilya Rahkovsky wrote this month in the Journal of American Public Health.
http://www.medicaldaily.com/diabetes-rates-rise-food-prices-healthy-options-get-too-expensive-269389