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Looking at your source, it seems as though food deserts exist almost exclusively when you're very far from civilization. In which case you can just grow the fo
by kulahan 1y ago
Looking at your source, it seems as though food deserts exist almost exclusively when you're very far from civilization.
In which case you can just grow the food.
- supportengineer 1y agoA good example of a food desert would be an inner-city neighborhood, the first time I heard this term, they were talking specifically about places in Oakland, CA. Which ironically is a short train ride away from the Food Mecca of the USA.
- parineum 1y agoIf it's a short train ride away, what's the qualifications fir food desert?
- supportengineer 1y agoHere's a very detailed article https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/537685fafa614d80ac83a6085c4afba0 https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/537685fafa614d80ac83a60...
- parineum 1y ago> There are no set few factors, but some other influences that affect food deserts may include: mobility, existing health issues, working irregular hours, fast food culture, lacking adequate knowledge about nutrition, and many more. Seems like the qualifications are whatever they want them to be.
- vector_spaces 1y agoIt actually says right at the top that overwhelmingly they are in urban areas
- kulahan 1y agoIt doesn't, actually. It says most people who are in food deserts are in urban areas. The vast majority of food deserts, however, are absolutely not in urban areas. Even if it were true, it still only affects 13 million people. There are 330 million in the US, so it's a non-issue with regard to our obesity problem.
- vector_spaces 1y agoOK, point taken re most people vs most food deserts In any case, I am talking about the availability of items in response to the parent's obviously absurd implication "every food market I have been to sells X, therefore every food market sells X". I am using food deserts as a counterexample since definitionally these are regions where certain items are hard to find. I know (hope?) that the person I am responding to likely doesn't believe every grocery store in the United States carries plain yogurt, but I also know that people here often forget that not every place enjoys the same level of choice that is enjoyed in places like the SF Bay Area I truly don't understand why you are bringing up obesity, this feels very remote to what is being discussed.
- kulahan 1y agoI'm bringing up obesity because the overarching topic is UPFs, which are a primary cause of obesity, which is the main reason they are bad.