Food Deserts
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XXXX XXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXX resources or income to XXXXXX or XXXXXXXX to XXX appropriate XXXX levels that XXX XXXX them XXXXXXXX XXX consumption of an appropriate diet. XXXX deserts XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX areas XXXX XXXXXXXXXXX or restricted XXXXXX XX healthy and affordable food options XXX XX a XXXX of accessible XXXXXXX stores (XXXXXXX et XX., XXXX). XXXXXXXX XX areas that XX not have XXXXXX to groceries or healthy food choices in the XXXXXX States XXXXXXX urban and rural XXX-income XXXXXXX. XXXXXXX XXXX XX XXX studies XXXX XXXXXXX on XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX impacts of food deserts, less is XXXXX XXXXX their health XXXXXX. XXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX of food deserts on XXXXXX XXXXXXX the incidences of XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXXX (XXXXXXX & XXXX, XXXX).
The availability of healthful XXX affordable foods XXXXXXX on the accessibility of food XXXXXXXXX XXX supermarkets. Despite the XXXXXXXXXXXX of healthful XXXXX in XXXXX XXXXXXX and convenience stores, such XXXXX are XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and may XXX XX XXXXXXXX by XXXXXXXX, especially those XXXX low income (Hilmers &XXX; Dave, XXXX). XXXXXXXXX, those who live in food deserts XXXX XXXXX XXXX XX fast food XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX retailers, XXX usually have a limited XXXXXXX XX foods. Lack XX easy access XX fast-food XXX XXXXXXX foods XX XXXXXX XX XXX diets high in XXXXXX, sugar, and XXXXXXXXX fats. XX a XXXXXX, it may lead to XXXX-XXXXXXX health XXXXXXXXXX like cardiovascular disease and XXXX blood pressure. Living in XXXX deserts XXX have health XXXXXXX such XX the increased XXXXXXXXXX of diabetes, a higher XXXXXXXX in XXXXXXX, XXX overweight related conditions, especially in XXXXXXXX.
Environmental XXXXXXX XX concerned XXXX XXX fair treatment XXX XXXXXXXXXX involvement XX XXX people XXXXXXX XXXXX income, XXXXXXXXX, race, educational XXXXX, or national origin (XXXXXXX &XXX; XXXX, XXXX). Food deserts XXX an XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX issue since there is XX equitable distribution of environmental XXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX hazards XXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX include immediate XXXXXX XXXXXXX and subtle XXXXXXXXXX, XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX to XXXXXXX foods. XXXXXXXXX to Hilmers XXX Dave (2012), XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX is concerned with an XXXXXXXXX distribution XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX, XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in fast-XXXX outlets XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX a XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX in XXX discussion about environmental justice discussions.
There are XXXXXXX reasons why it is difficult to obtain affordable XXX XXXXXXX XXXX in XXXX deserts. XX most cases, food XXXXXXX XXXXX in XXXXX where XXXXXX with XXX income levels XXX not afford XXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXX (XXXXXXX XX XX., 2019). XXX XX XXXX, XXXX groceries like operating in high-income XXXXX, XXX this XXXXX it XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX-income XXXXXX to get access XX healthy XXXXX XXXX XXXXX veggies XXX fruits. XXXXXX half of the over 23.5 XXXXXXX people living in food XXXXXXX XXX XXX-XXXXXX (Allcott XX al., XXXX). It’s XXXX to find XXXXXXX food in XXXX deserts XXXXXXX meals XXX, in most XXXXX, XXXXXX XXXX convenience stores XXX restaurants where XXXX of the XXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and have XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX.
Some XX the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXX XXX XXXX desert XXXXX include the following. First XX XX XXXXXXXXX food XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXX people how XX XXXXXX and XXXXXXX XXXXXXX meals. XXXXXXXXX is so XXXXXXXXX, and XXXX will XXXXX XXXX XX the problem. Another recommendation might XX to XXXXXXXXX XXXX-XX-school XXXXXXXX to make lunches XXXX appetizing XXX sustainable XX sourcing ingredients from XXXXX farms. XXXXXX is to introduce XXXXXXX incubators XX XXXXXX XXX XXX between distance and access to XXXXXXX foods.
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Allcott, H., XXXXXXX, X., Dubé, J. P., Handbury, J., XXXXXXXXX, I., &XXX; XXXXXXX, M. (XXXX). Food deserts XXX the causes XX nutritional inequality. XXX Quarterly Journal of XXXXXXXXX, 134(X), XXXX-1844.
Hilmers, X., XXXXXXX, D. C., & XXXX, X. (XXXX). XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in access to XXXXXXX foods XXX their XXXXXXX XX environmental justice. American journal of XXXXXX health, XXX(X), XXXX-1654.XXXXX://XXX.ncbi.XX
m.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482049/