Medical Xpress August 6, 2024
Vast swaths of the nation, both urban and rural, are deemed “food deserts” due to their reduced access to a variety of healthy and inexpensive food. Often, people living in food deserts also experience higher poverty levels.
“In the U.S., we have a major issue regarding the inequitable distribution of resources that extends to our food supply,” said Tera Fazzino, associate professor of psychology at the University of Kansas.
“There are communities all across the U.S. that don’t have access to fresh, healthy food—sometimes referred to as food deserts. In these communities, they’re saturated with foods that are packaged, hyperpalatable and have very limited options for fresh, healthy and nutritious food that we need to live healthy and productive lives.”
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