Pressure grows on supermarkets as soaring food prices ‘harm mental health’
Food price inflation has started to ease but remains historically high (PA Archive)Soaring food prices are harming the mental health of shoppers and families, according to a study by consumer groups, Which?.The rising cost of everyday groceries has worsened the mental health of a quarter (25 per cent) of people, the survey suggests.Some 23 per cent said prices had hindered their ability to eat a healthy diet, while 22 per cent said they had lost sleep over food costs, and one in five said their physical health had deteriorated.It comes as new figures suggest food inflation may finally have peaked…
