By Adam Berls

to your health

To Your Health: Costs of Healthy Eating

Jul 6, 2023 | 10:55 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — A new report suggests that nutritious diets are unaffordable for many BC families, we learn more about the costs of healthy eating in this week’s To Your Health.

After a review of five different household compositions and income scenarios, the report shows many people and households who live on low incomes, especially on income or disability assistance, cannot afford a nutritious diet after paying rent.

The report indicates that about four per cent of people in B.C. experience severe food insecurity, which means missing meals, reducing intake or not eating for a day or more at a time. Almost 15 per cent (or 732,000) of people in B.C. struggle to put food on the table.

Adults living in food insecure households report higher rates of chronic disease including diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure. It can also lead to symptoms of anxiety, sleep disturbance, social isolation and depression.

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