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 ...

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, ...

Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and other dollar stores are chock full of cheap, highly processed foods -- just the sort of eats that can lead to obesity, heart disease and other health ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...