3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet (Big News Network)

Big News Network published an article on nutrition and healthy diets globally. It stated that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused price spikes for corn, milk, beans, and other commodities, but even before the pandemic about 3 billion people could not afford even the cheapest options for a healthy diet. Distinguishing between affordability and other causes of unhealthy diets is a key step toward better outcomes, made possible by a research project we are leading at Tufts University called Food Prices for Nutrition. The project provides a new view of how agriculture and food distribution relate to human health needs, connecting economics to nutrition in collaboration with the World Bank development data group and IFPRI. Also published in Lincoln Journal Star (Reach 92K), Richmond.com (Virginia), San Antonio Express-News, and more than twenty other media outlets.