Food deserts are regions where people have limited access to healthful and affordable food. This may be due to having a low income or having to travel farther to find healthful food options.

Nearly 20% of people in the United States live in food deserts—geographic areas lacking direct access to affordable and healthy fresh fruits and vegetables. Although families know the benefits ...

Food deserts – areas where affordable, plentiful and culturally appropriate food is not readily available – are a problem in America, leaving millions of people without convenient access to ...

Food deserts are defined according to a classification system by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Census tracts classifying as food deserts are areas that are low-income and low-access ...

SAN ANTONIO – Food deserts are not a new problem in San Antonio. In 2015, the City of San Antonio and Metro Health said 28% of people in town live in one. The term refers to areas where ...

People living in these food deserts rely on convenience stores or fast food options, which often cost more and offer less nutritious options, to feed their families. Food deserts ...

Food deserts are gaps in access to healthy fresh fruit and vegetables in cities and rural communities. In the United States, they disproportionately affect people of color.