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Urban ‘Food Deserts’ Are Probably A Myth
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<blockquote data-quote="admin" data-source="post: 2687587" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>'Food deserts' have become a favorite scapegoat of those seeking to find something, anything, to explain why Americans are getting ever fatter and sicker. And fixing these <strong>food deserts</strong>—a term used to refer to (mostly poor, urban) areas where fast food and convenience stores are omnipresent but fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy options scarce—has become a rallying cry for the likes of policy makers, health advocates and <strong>Michelle Obama</strong>. But <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/health/research/pairing-of-food-deserts-and-obesity-challenged-in-studies.html?_r=1" target="_blank">two new studies reported in the <em>New York Times</em></a><em>*</em>suggest the whole concept of food deserts might be a <strong>myth</strong>, and unrelated to <strong>obesity</strong>. <a href="http://blisstree.com/live/obesity/food-deserts-dont-exist-according-to-new-studies-484/" target="_blank">More »</a>Post from: <a href="http://blisstree.com" target="_blank">Blisstree | Nutrition, Healthy Recipes and Fitness</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="admin, post: 2687587, member: 1"] 'Food deserts' have become a favorite scapegoat of those seeking to find something, anything, to explain why Americans are getting ever fatter and sicker. And fixing these [B]food deserts[/B]—a term used to refer to (mostly poor, urban) areas where fast food and convenience stores are omnipresent but fresh fruit, vegetables and other healthy options scarce—has become a rallying cry for the likes of policy makers, health advocates and [B]Michelle Obama[/B]. But [URL="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/health/research/pairing-of-food-deserts-and-obesity-challenged-in-studies.html?_r=1"]two new studies reported in the [I]New York Times[/I][/URL][I]*[/I]suggest the whole concept of food deserts might be a [B]myth[/B], and unrelated to [B]obesity[/B]. [URL="http://blisstree.com/live/obesity/food-deserts-dont-exist-according-to-new-studies-484/"]More »[/URL]Post from: [URL="http://blisstree.com"]Blisstree | Nutrition, Healthy Recipes and Fitness[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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