Soaring food prices could have major impact on Canadians’ health – CBC

Cost of food rising at highest rate in 41 years, putting millions of Canadians at risk

Nov 05, 2022

Food prices have soared to their highest rates in almost half a century, leaving many Canadians feeling more financial pressure at the checkout line and eating less healthy food to save money — something that could lead to serious impacts on our health.

Canada is now in the grips of a growing food insecurity crisis, with many low-income and fixed-income households faced with the difficult decision to either pay their bills or put food on the table at a time when even the price of staple items has skyrocketed.

Prices on food purchased from grocery store shelves shot up by 11.4 per cent in September — the fastest annual increase in 41 years.

The price of fresh fruit went up by 12.9 per cent, fresh vegetables by 11.8 per cent, baked goods by 14.8 per cent and meat by 7.6 per cent — putting the healthy diet recommended in Canada’s Food Guide further out of reach for many Canadians.

Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/food-prices-canada-health-impacts-1.6641322