Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Likelihood of eating fresh produce increases with income for US adults, new CDC report shows

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>The report highlights deep divides between low- and middle- income, a disparity that dates back decades</p><p>A new report from the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/22/cdc-cuts-disease-outbreaks-cyclospora-hantavirus-measles" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> (CDC) <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db570.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">reaffirms</a> that adults are more likely to eat fresh fruits and vegetables as their income increases.</p><p>The data brief comes as Republican cuts to food assistance programs, colloquially called “food stamps”, have led enrollment to “<a href="https://apnews.com/article/snap-benefits-children-work-requirement-34f582040d8f35a6f44443cdc57692e4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">plummet</a>”. Changes to US dietary guidelines, led by health secretary <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/robert-f-kennedy-jr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Robert F Kennedy Jr</a>, have also made a government-recommended diet more expensive. A new <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/07/trump-administration-dietary-guidelines-rfk-jr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">“food pyramid”</a> released in January emphasized animal protein, fresh fruit and vegetables, all of which cost more, according to studies.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/19/fruits-vegetables-income-cdc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>