Shoppers may buy more fruit, veggies when prices dip

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cut fruit and vegetable prices in half and people will load up on them, according to a new study that suggests price regulation may play an important role in future public policy. "Many people argue that we should educate the population better about healthy eating – however our results clearly show that that is not the direction to go," lead author Wilma Waterlander told Reuters Health by email. "Price changes are really needed," said Waterlander, a research fellow at the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. …