"Fruit and vegetable consumption by poorer families falls 30%, figures show" (The Guardian)

In brief a new of the newspaper "The Guardian" say:

As a consequence of the recession and higher food prices, the families of the UK with lower incomes have decreased their fruit and vegetables consumption in almost a third part. According to the Department of Enviroment Fod and Rural affairs, the poorer families bought near 2,7 portions a day in 2010, which means they purchase 30% less than they did in 2006. While, at the same time, the average families bought 4 portions per person.

It’s probable that this numbers have declined the last year, because the inflation it’s deeper, which causes the shrink of the real families incomes. Women seem to be more affected, because they deny themselves food to give more to their children.

This problem might have consequences in the nutrition habits and diets of de UK poorer families, because they are eating less than the five fruit and vegetables portions that the experts recommend. This issue will be debated in the UK Parlament this Monday, with this debate, they are trying to low the prices of the food, but the farmers accuse big supermarkets and stores of unfair practices, because they drive down their prices by paying them less that the cost of production.

The food inflation has been supported by the high energy prices, the change in the consumption patterns, the weather changes and the speculation in the commodity markets.

[http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/22/fruit-vegetable-consumption-poorer-families]