Does Raising the Cost of Junk Food Decrease Our Intake?

     I was browsing through an old issue of the ADA Times and found this interesting tidbit:

     "Taxing Unhealthy Foods May Encourage Healthier Eating Habits: Research in the [2010] March Psychological Science finds taxing unhealthy foods reduced overall calories purchased, while subsidizing the prices of healthy food increased calories because mothers used money saved on subsidized fruits and vegetables for less healthy treats for their family".

     I think this is a very interesting public healthy finding, and it may be considered in drafting legislation in the future. Programs such as WIC and SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) may be able to use data like this to increase the consumption of healthy foods in the participant population!

Cheers,
Brittney