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Bookmark or Share- The changing landscape of food deserts - PMC - National Center for ...In 2009, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) began mapping food access to identify communities where there was low availability of affordable nutritious foods and found that food deserts exist in every American state, in all types of communities.
- Food Desert vs. Food Insecurity vs. Food SwampFood deserts are communities where options for getting things like fresh fruits and vegetables is severely limited for residents. Maybe there aren’t appropriate shopping options in the community. In some food deserts, people have to rely entirely on corner stores, convenience stores and gas stations for their groceries.
- Food Desert: What Is It, Causes & Examples of Food DesertsA food desert is an area where people have very limited access to healthy, affordable food. Somebody living in a food desert faces daily obstacles preventing them from going to a grocery store and buying fresh, nutritious foods like fruits and vegetables.
- Food Deserts: Causes, Impacts, & What to Do - Food Revolution NetworkMillions of people in the US and around the world live in “food deserts”: areas where it’s hard or even impossible to find healthy food. These food deserts promote poor health outcomes, are a drag on our economy, and reinforce the worst effects of racism.
- Food deserts: Definition, effects, and solutions - Medical News TodayFood deserts are areas where people have limited access to healthful and nourishing foods. Poverty and other socioeconomic factors can cause food deserts.
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