Food deserts in the United States
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Food deserts in the United States
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Food deserts are generally defined as regions that lack access to supermarkets and affordable, healthy foods, particularly in low-income communities. According to the USDA's most recent report on food access, as of 2017, approximately 39.5 million people - 12.9% of the US population - lived in low-income and low food access. In urban areas, higher levels of poverty have been associated with lower access to supermarkets. Food access has been shown to disproportionately affect Black communities: s
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_deserts_in_the_United_States
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2023-10-08T18:31:21Z
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2024-08-31T10:00:50Z
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