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" More than a fifth of Britons are eating less healthily because of the rising cost of living, a poll suggests. Research commissioned by PruHealth found that 75 per cent of people have changed their eating and shopping habits since the start of the financial downturn in 2008, with 22 per cent eating less healthily as a result. Over half of people who have altered their habits say their health has suffered as a result of the changes, with 59 per cent now struggling to eat the recommended amount of fruit and vegetables. The insurer&amp;#039;s survey also revealed that 68 per cent of people think healthier foods are generally more expensive than less nutritious products. And 24 per cent of people now regularly take vitamin supplements in an effort to make up for their poor diet. Dr Dawn Richards, head of clinical service at PruHealth, said: &amp;#039;We can clearly see how people&amp;#039;s healthy eating habits have been affected, with the picture having got significantly worse since the start of the economic downturn. &amp;#039;People are only too well aware of the need to eat healthily, but financial constraints are making it difficult, resulting in people&amp;#039;s health being negatively affected.&amp;#039; Meanwhile, a US study suggests that parents should try to limit their children&amp;#039;s television viewing time, as youngsters who watched a lot of television were found to be less likely to eat enough fruit and vegetables than those who rarely watched TV. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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