What to expect from the price of healthy and unhealthy foods over time? The case from Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure change in price of food groups over time (1995-2030) in Brazil, considering the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines' recommendations.

Design

Data from the Household Budget Survey (2008-2009 HBS) and the National System of Consumer Price Indexes (NSCPI) were used to create a data set containing monthly prices for the foods and beverages most consumed in the country (n 102), from January 1995 to December 2017. Data on price of foods and beverages from 2008-2009 HBS (referring to January 2009) were used to calculate real price over time using the monthly variation in prices from NSCPI. All prices were deflated to December 2017. Foods and beverages were classified following the Brazilian Dietary Guidelines' recommendations. The monthly price for each food group and

SUBMITTER: Maia EG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058424 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature