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Food inflation: Rising prices make eating healthy a struggle for low-income Canadians

Canadians are feeling the pressure at the checkout lane as grocery prices continue to sharply rise — especially lower-income individuals. Food inflation is hitting some of the most nourishing and healthy foods the hardest, which makes them harder to access for people who are on low incomes. As Alexia Kapralos explains, this could have health-care consequences for those who cannot afford to make the healthy purchase.