Long-term food bank users risk nutritional problems

Researchers say reliance on processed food usually provided by food banks is unlikely to result in a balanced diet

Families who rely too heavily on food banks may suffer nutritional deficiencies because so much of the produce is processed rather than fresh, it has been claimed.

Mel Wakeman, a senior lecturer specialising in health and nutrition at Birmingham City University, warned that families forced into prolonged use of food banks may not be eating a balanced diet.

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