A tale of two cities: the cost, price-differential and affordability of current and healthy diets in Sydney and Canberra, Australia.
Amanda J LeeSarah KaneLisa-Maree HerronMisa MatsuyamaMeron LewisPublished in: The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (2020)
Health and fiscal policy actions to increase affordability of healthy diets for low income households are required urgently. Also, there is a need to counter perceptions that current, unhealthy diets must be less expensive than healthy diets. The Healthy Diets ASAP methods could be adapted to assess the cost and affordability of healthy and unhealthy diets elsewhere.