We talk a lot about eating healthier — more greens, less sugar, fewer processed foods. But what if access to those healthier choices isn't actually a choice for everyone? Obesity is an increasingly ...

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 residents live ...

ILSR created an interactive map showing how close Americans live to affordable grocery stores and highlighting the growing spread of food deserts.

Food insecurity may seem to many of us like a problem for someone else, somewhere else. For others, it is an urgent and very personal worry. A map produced by the Institute for Local Self Reliance ...

A Tulane University study following more than 1,500 individuals with atrial fibrillation found those in food deserts faced higher rates of stroke, hospitalization, and death. Stacey Leasca is an award ...

Living in a food desert increases health risks for people with atrial fibrillation A-Fib patients have a more than doubled risk of stroke if they live in a food desert They also are nearly four times ...

Buying lunch at the Detroit People’s Food Co-op one recent afternoon, Detroiter Idris Nia, 74, got emotional thinking about shopping at a store owned by the people, open for the people. “We have lived ...

The idea of a food desert would have seemed impossible to us, growing up so close to all the earth can provide. As kids, we’d walk with our dad to bring the cows in from the pasture, and watch as they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A convenience store on December 04, 2019 in Richmond, California that does not offer fresh vegetables or healthy options. - Justin ...