{
  "id": 1824977,
  "title": "The hidden health cost of dollar store groceries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/the-hidden-health-cost-of-dollar-store-groceries",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T23:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-hidden-health-dollar-groceries.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While consumers may save a few bucks on groceries at dollar stores, they end up paying a higher price with their health. New UC Riverside research shows a link between dollar store food quality and higher rates of obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol and type 2 diabetes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}