The investigation by the Food Initiatives Group (Fig), a project promoting healthy and eco-friendly food, looked at differences in the price and availability of healthy food across Nottingham.
The group sent a team of volunteers armed with a shopping list of healthy food into shops to see how much they could buy and what it would cost. Their shopping list inclu-ded meat, milk, cheese, fruit and vegetables.
"We found food in deprived areas was more expensive and availability more limited," said Mary Kenning, the officer carrying out the study. "Prices are significantly higher than in mainstream supermarkets, which these people don't have easy access to. We're talking about 15 to 20 per cent higher in smaller shops."
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