Sara John, Ph.D., Deputy Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest, reports on Dollar stores

Did you know that Dollar Stores are the fastest growing food retailer in the U.S.? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Sara John, Ph.D., Deputy Director at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, and lead author of “Stretching the Dollar: Community Informed Opportunities to Improve Healthy Food Access through Dollar Stores.” John discusses the steady growth of Dollar Stores, their potential impact on community health, and policy interventions to limit their expansion and incentivize improvements in the nutritional value of food sold at the stores.
 
 Related website:  https://www.cspinet.org/resource/stretching-dollar 

Take action: https://www.cspinet.org/article/dollar-general-dont-discount-families