The aim of the present study was to estimate the cost of the Italian diet, analyzed for individual age groups and nine different family units, purchased in five different supermarkets located in Pavia, Italy. Foodstuff prices at discount stores, as well as the average daily and monthly diet costs for each age group, were always lower (ANOVA, p<0.05) than those in the other supermarkets. In addition, the comparison among the five supermarkets was significantly different (p<0.05) when the maximum daily and monthly cost of the diet purchased by the nine family units was considered. Depending on the family unit and the different supermarkets, food expenditure ranged from 19% to 53% of the income. For low-income families, the amount spent for food expenditures had a heavy impact on their income; they consumed high-energy-dense diets that have a relatively low cost, but are also of lower dietary quality.

Food consumption and diet cost: a northen italian survey

TURCONI, GIOVANNA MARIA CLELIA;ROGGI, CARLA;CENA, HELLAS
2010-01-01

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to estimate the cost of the Italian diet, analyzed for individual age groups and nine different family units, purchased in five different supermarkets located in Pavia, Italy. Foodstuff prices at discount stores, as well as the average daily and monthly diet costs for each age group, were always lower (ANOVA, p<0.05) than those in the other supermarkets. In addition, the comparison among the five supermarkets was significantly different (p<0.05) when the maximum daily and monthly cost of the diet purchased by the nine family units was considered. Depending on the family unit and the different supermarkets, food expenditure ranged from 19% to 53% of the income. For low-income families, the amount spent for food expenditures had a heavy impact on their income; they consumed high-energy-dense diets that have a relatively low cost, but are also of lower dietary quality.
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