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.

New research shows that even frequent dollar store customers are still getting most of their calories elsewhere.

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 do

Dollar stores are reshaping how many Americans shop for groceries - offering low prices but often limited healthy options. A recent study from Tufts University and the USDA takes a closer look at what families are really buying at these stores,