That led to a “massive die-off” of small and medium-sized grocers and many communities were left stranded in food deserts, Mitchell wrote. Fighting to get big ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But the story isn't over. The Beacon Journal is continuing to look for solutions to highlight. Check back for updates. Life inside Akron's food deserts: 'There's nowhere to buy food' ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly-minted United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, said he wants to change the items eligible to buy with food stamps.

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 ...

A 2017 American Journal of Public Health article suggested that many food companies target Black and Hispanic people. 2017, they spent $1 billion advertising, “more than 80% promoting fast food ...

Life inside Akron's food deserts: 'There's nowhere to buy food' Jontayesha Brown finishes up dinner as her children Davnote, 8, and Larayah, 6, set the table for in their Spring Hill apartment on ...

The solution to bringing healthy, affordable food to Akron neighborhoods might be found a few hours away. Gem City Market is a community-owned, full-service grocery store — and so much more ...