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2nd July 2019
01:07pm BST

Single adults living in rural places struggled the least in this demographic, the study found.
Generally, it found that poorer families eat less nutritious diets, are more likely to have excess weight issues and to suffer from poor health outcomes.
Diet is often the first thing to suffer when families or individuals live on a low income, said Safefood CEO Ray Dolan.
"Managing on a tight budget means that families with children, single adults living alone and pensioners have to make stark choices in how they spend their money," said Mr Dolan. "Food spending is the flexible element of the household budget and people often fill up on cheap food that’s nutritionally poor when prioritising other bills that need to be paid.”
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