SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Organizations combating food insecurity in Sioux Falls are worried about more food deserts now that the Eat Well Mobile Market is closing. The mobile market is a st… ...

About 30% of people in New Mexico live in areas considered "food deserts," according to a report by the New Mexico Voices for Children. A food desert is an area where resident access to affordable ...

The processed food trap that’s rewiring guts When the nearest grocery store is a 30-minute drive away but there’s a convenience store on every corner, your digestive system pays the price.

Residents in some neighborhoods of Los Angeles live in food deserts, creating systematic barriers to healthy eating. The nonprofit organization Food Empowerment Project defines a “food desert ...

In fact, food deserts are most common in rural states, representing a problem I’d come to learn can unite rural and urban America. Nearly 54 million Americans —about one in six—live in food deserts, ...

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 ...

Maricopa County has 55 food deserts: areas that have limited or no access to healthy, nutritious, affordable and fresh food. Forty-three of these food deserts are in Phoenix.

The Healthy Food Access for All Americans would encourage food providers to establish grocery stores, food banks, and farmers markets in traditionally underserved communities to help ensure all ...

Wholesome Wave Georgia raised over $200,000 to help Georgia families access fresh food and reduce diet-related diseases by doubling the value of SNAP/EBT on local food purchases.

Food insecurity and living in food deserts—areas with limited access to affordable, nutritious food—are linked to later-stage cancer diagnoses and worse survival rates, according to recent ...

Guest column: In food deserts, don’t just invest in grocery stores. Invest in their customers, too. BY KEN KOLB Nov 7, 2024 2 min to read ...

Food insecurity and living in food deserts—areas with limited access to affordable, nutritious food—are linked to later-stage cancer diagnoses and worse survival rates, according to recent ...