Food desert
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food-desert-169-4114296
title:
Food desert
text:
A food desert is an area that has limited access to food that is plentiful, affordable, or nutritious. In contrast, an area with greater access to supermarkets and vegetable shops with fresh foods may be called a food oasis. The designation considers the type and the quality of food available to the population, in addition to the accessibility of the food through the size and the proximity of the food stores. In 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture reported that 39.5 million people
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert
date created:
2007-02-23T22:19:29Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T14:55:48Z
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