A report from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the 4,500 residents of Musselshell County, Montana, purchase the least healthful groceries of any county in the United States. But while experts have long stated that affordability and access to nutritious foods (i.e., food deserts) are the primary reasons why people don’t eat healthier, the author of the new report argues that an area’s “food culture” has a lot to do with it, noting that some groups of consumers—like those in Musselshell County—might just be less interested in healthy foods.
Source: The Washington Post