Health
Eliminating food deserts won't help poorer Americans eat healthier
In the U.S., rich people tend to eat a lot healthier than poor people.
Dec 2, 2019
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News tagged with food deserts
Health
Food as medicine: UTHealth and partners fill prescriptions for food insecurity
The answer to food insecurity could be as simple as a prescription for healthy food from your health care provider and the means to obtain it, particularly in food deserts, said researchers led by The University of Texas ...
Sep 19, 2019
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Those with inadequate access to food likely to suffer from obesity
According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, over one-third of U.S. adults are obese. At the same time, obesity is the second leading cause of premature death in the North America and Europe.
Jan 23, 2019
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Rising income inequalities are linked to unhealthy diets and loneliness
One in every five people in the UK today are living in poverty – that is, living with a household income below 60% of the median national income when housing costs are considered. And according to recent research by the ...
Oct 29, 2018
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Food swamps predict obesity rates better than food deserts
A new study by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at the University of Connecticut suggests that living in a food swamp – a neighborhood where fast food and junk food outlets outnumber healthy alternatives – ...
Nov 15, 2017
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Cardiology
Risk of heart disease in urban 'food deserts' is associated with individual's income rather than access to healthy food
The risk for developing cardiovascular disease is higher in individuals living in low income neighborhoods or with lower personal income regardless of their access to healthy food, according to new research published in Circulation: ...
Sep 13, 2017
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