Although inflation numbers have dipped ever so slightly in the latest economic reports, Americans are still struggling with high prices not seen in a generation or more.
Unfortunately this leads to unwanted health choices and a new Nationwide Retirement Institute survey (also see Nationwide infographic below) of 1,140 adults in the U.S. shows that over the last 12 months, nearly two in five American households (40%) received food or goods from a food bank (22% for millennials), and the same amount (17%) stopped buying healthier foods (organic or high-priced healthy foods).
"As the price of health care and basic necessities continue to reach record highs, Americans have been forced to make tough decisions that sacrifice their health and wellbeing," said Kristi Rodriguez, senior vice president of the Nationwide Retirement Institute.
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