New meat-rich diet is inaccessible for many Americans

New data suggest that the dietary recommendations advocated by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may be out of the budgets of many American families, reports a report from the U.S. portal Business Insider (www.businessinsider.com), based on recent research from the consumer analysis firm Numerator. The study showed that American consumers are still learning about the new "Real Food" pyramid launched by the federal government in January/26. Less than half of those surveyed in that month said they were aware of the change in guidance. The research, which included over 2,000 respondents, also found that half of the shoppers cited affordability concerns as the main reason they could not shop according to the new recommendations. In particular, the research found that switching consumption to the new recommendations would increase grocery bills by 32%, or about 1,012 dollars, per person per year. Almost all of this cost difference was attributed in the study to the new ...