Therefore, the purpose of this is paper is to encourage its audience to rethink how we can implement policies to address the issue of unhealthy dietary patterns by reducing or eliminating food deserts. Specifically, we explore the effect of implementing evidence‐based policies such as nutrition ...
says that addressing food deserts, a product of structural racism, neighborhood redlining (the withholding of services from certain communities) and disinvestment, is not as simple as building a supermarket.
6. Impact on Food Deserts Many impoverished urban and rural residents lack access to fresh, nutritious foods. Those neighborhoods tend to lack large supermarkets nearby (within a mile in urban areas or within 10 miles in rural ones) with full, affordable assortments of products. More common in...
This chapter uses case studies on market reform and private trade in Eastern and Southern Africa, India, MENA and transaction costs and agricultural productivity in Madagascar to determine the impact on measures of household welfare. We also examine the presence of food deserts in the US. This ...
Food Deserts in the U.S. How Does Food Insecurity Impact the Economy? Food insecurity reduces consumer spending among those who are struggling and this can contribute to lower economic growth. The public costs of addressing health and educational disparities caused by food insecurity can also weigh...
The city aims to ensure 86% of its residents live within half a mile of a fresh food source by 2021. Sophie’s Kitchen Algae protein for nutrition in poorer regions Last year, plant-based seafood producer Sophie’s Kitchen won The Liveability Challenge – a competition searching for ideas...
Methods: While recognized as a 100% service connected ill- ness, not all veterans with ALS have access to the same level of care and services. I Am ALS has recognized over 70 areas that are considered "deserts of care," or locations that are over an hour away from a certified ALS ...
Invasive non-native plants are changing ecosystems and native biodiversity, and modifying soil microbial feedback. The invasive species Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) D.C. (mesquite) has been introduced into several ecosystems, especially in tropical and subtr
Effects of conspecific and congeneric soils and litters on the nodulation and growth of non-native invasive and native Prosopis species in arid deserts 2025, Journal of Arid Environments Show abstract Invader-induced soil abiotic and biotic conditions have little impact on the competitive interactions ...
Food Studies Nutrition Background Fruits and vegetables (FVs) are essential components of a healthy diet and can reduce risk for many chronic illnesses; [1,2] yet, most children do not consume the recommended number of servings of these foods [3,4,5]. This is concerning, as inadequate FV...