This paper provides an analysis of the role of prices in determining food purchases and nutrition using very detailed … significantly larger impact on nutrition than an equivalent product tax, due to the fact that these are broader-based taxes. However …

We study the effect on nutrition of an exogenous increase in food grain subsidy in rural India resulting from a program … grains that are cheaper, yet taste-wise, inferior sources of nutrition, but had no effect on calorie, protein and fat intake … nutrition are also negligible. We find evidence that the decline in the price of wheat and rice, changed consumption patterns …

family's health, nutrition, and finances. However, this does not increase overall adoption of health-promoting behaviors or …