Rahkovsky, Ilya; Gregory, Christian A. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2011
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) cost Americans hundreds in billions of dollars. High cholesterol levels, which are … closely related to diet habits, are a major contributor to CVD. In this paper we study whether changes in food prices are … levels and, consequently, CVD costs. We find that prices of vegetables, processed foods, and whole milk and whole grains …