Food is vital for supporting human life, providing the nutrients and calories that distribute the energy required for individuals to go about their daily lives. The accessibility to food that provides the best nutrition is essential for the safety of the community food sources and public health. The concern of hunger and undernourishment are commonly associated with progressing nations and are often unnoticed in prosperous countries such as the United States. On the other hand, there are developing regions forming across the United States called the food desert. Food deserts is a term first introduced in the 1990’s in England to characterize areas without affordable fresh food or full-service markets (Gottlieb and Joshi 2010, p. 40). Corporations
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Therefore, to solve the unhealthy food outcome there has to be a solution to add more supermarkets and grocery stores that can offer fresh healthy foods for the people living in a food desert community. “Researchers have found that individuals with limited or no access to supermarkets may have limited access to a wide variety of food options, healthful or other- wise, at reasonable cost, which could negatively impact health status” (Smith & Morton 2009). The occurrence of obesity among people of low-income can be clarified by better consumption inexpensive high calorie foods. Therefore, the fast food restaurants are convenient for many individuals that don’t have access to healthy foods. According to Block, Scribner & DeSalvo 2004, “that black and low-income populations have more convenient access to fast food. More convenient access likely leads to the increased consumption of fast food in these populations, 13,14 and may help to explain the increased prevalence of obesity among black and low-income populations.” As a result corporations such as fast foods chains has contributed to the health disparities of individuals living in a food …show more content…
In the United States, many people have acknowledged the inequalities to having access to food stores, which illustrate that, the residents of low- income, rural, urban and minority neighborhoods, are most affected by receiving poor access to supermarkets or farmers markets. Therefore, not having contacts to supermarkets and low-priced fresh healthy foods can have a potentially great impact on health disparities. Many Americans shop at different types of food stores, but would choose to select supermarkets, grocery stores, and farmers markets, which offer a range of fresh healthy foods at reasonable prices. Also, neighborhood residents who have entry to supermarkets and limited access to convenience stores have a healthier nutrition and lower rate of obesity. The solution to food deserts is to supplement more supermarkets and grocery stores in food deserts areas. In addition there are other marketplaces to look for such as farmer markets, and bus markets with expanded the access to nutrition’s food
Therefore, to solve the unhealthy food outcome there has to be a solution to add more supermarkets and grocery stores that can offer fresh healthy foods for the people living in a food desert community. “Researchers have found that individuals with limited or no access to supermarkets may have limited access to a wide variety of food options, healthful or other- wise, at reasonable cost, which could negatively impact health status” (Smith & Morton 2009). The occurrence of obesity among people of low-income can be clarified by better consumption inexpensive high calorie foods. Therefore, the fast food restaurants are convenient for many individuals that don’t have access to healthy foods. According to Block, Scribner & DeSalvo 2004, “that black and low-income populations have more convenient access to fast food. More convenient access likely leads to the increased consumption of fast food in these populations, 13,14 and may help to explain the increased prevalence of obesity among black and low-income populations.” As a result corporations such as fast foods chains has contributed to the health disparities of individuals living in a food …show more content…
In the United States, many people have acknowledged the inequalities to having access to food stores, which illustrate that, the residents of low- income, rural, urban and minority neighborhoods, are most affected by receiving poor access to supermarkets or farmers markets. Therefore, not having contacts to supermarkets and low-priced fresh healthy foods can have a potentially great impact on health disparities. Many Americans shop at different types of food stores, but would choose to select supermarkets, grocery stores, and farmers markets, which offer a range of fresh healthy foods at reasonable prices. Also, neighborhood residents who have entry to supermarkets and limited access to convenience stores have a healthier nutrition and lower rate of obesity. The solution to food deserts is to supplement more supermarkets and grocery stores in food deserts areas. In addition there are other marketplaces to look for such as farmer markets, and bus markets with expanded the access to nutrition’s food