Dollar stores tend to sell less healthy food, but households that shop there appear to compensate by making healthier purchases elsewhere, a new study suggests. Researchers from Tufts University in ...

Relying on dollar stores for the bulk of grocery purchases might not be harming American diets, despite the comparative lack of healthy products, a new study has found. As families look to free up ...

Tufts-led research shows calories from dollar store food nearly doubled from 2008 to 2020, now making up 6.5% of household purchases. Items from dollar stores are generally less healthy, but most ...

Dollar store food purchases nearly doubled between 2008 and 2020, according to new research. Lower-income households and people of color are most likely to turn to dollar stores for food. While dollar ...

Dollar store food products are subject to FDA labeling requirements, but not everything that makes it on food packages is regulated by the agency. "Manufacturers use colorful images, product names, ...

Using dollar stores for food purchases may be a common practice for Americans looking to free up funds for the rest of their grocery list, researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine, the ...

Some good news for bargain hunters out there: New research shows that while the food bought at dollar stores is generally less healthy, customers’ diets aren’t suffering greatly as a result.