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The second and third standards adjust the scale of distance and factor income to define a food desert. In the US, a food desert is a low-income census tract residing at least 0.5 miles (0.80 km) in urban areas (10 miles (16 km) in rural areas), or 1 mile (1.6 km) away in urban areas (20 miles in rural areas) from a large grocery store. [10]
Likewise, some scholars argue that the current definition frames food access as a binary problem (either you are in a food desert or not), which overstates the problem of space when food access is a complex, multi-dimensional problem involving other critical factors such as transportation infrastructure, income, time, and consumer behavior. [82]
2017 research suggests that food deserts are not the real problem, eating habits are. [85] A 2011 study found that 89.3% of people in a food desert community were either "highly interested" or "interested" in education on preparing healthier food options. [86]
As a result, we still keep up with our annual food trend reports (walk down memory lane for 2023 and 2024 here), but also like to forecast the food and drink trends seasonally—and maybe set a ...
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Ultra-processed foods are linked to health issues including obesity and type 2 diabetes. Dietitian Nichola Ludlam-Raine wrote a book on UPFs and has two young children.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25599185/ If you lurk on social media long enough, you’re bound to find a post that warns you off eating foods high in lectins.
Food swamps are often determined by a disproportionate ratio of fast food to supermarkets. A food swamp is an urban environment with few grocery stores but several non-nutritious food options such as corner stores or fast-food restaurants. One definition gives a general ratio of four unhealthy options for each healthy option. [1]