food desert
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How Do Parental Attitudes Towards Sugary Beverages Affect Childhood Obesity?
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Childhood obesity is an issue in the United States. According to the CDC, nearly 1 in 5 school-age children and young people (ages 6 to 19) in the U.S. experienced obesity from 2015–2016. Policymakers have experimented with several policies to prevent obesity in childhood, ranging from school nutrition and fitness…
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If You Build It, They Won’t Come: Why Eliminating Food Deserts Won’t Close the Nutrition Gap
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A recent study finds that nutritional differences across socioeconomic groups are not well explained by access to healthy foods.
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Flooding the Urban Food Deserts
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A new Chicago start-up hopes to fill up the city’s food deserts with a new approach—and with sound policy.