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SUBMITTER: O'Connell M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159790 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Journal of health economics 20220602
The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant changes in people's budgets, the opportunity cost of their time, and where they can purchase and consume food. We use novel data on food and non-alcoholic drink purchases from stores, takeaways, restaurants and other outlets to estimate the impact of the pandemic on the diets of a large, representative panel of British households. We find that a substantial and persistent increase in calories consumed at home more than offset reductions in calories eaten ...[more]