Grocery stores closer than thought in poor areas

Many poor neighborhoods are close to a supermarket – 86 pct are within a mile, says Tufts associate professor Parke Wilde in his U.S. Food Policy blog. That’s a shorter distance than commonly thought and a shorter trip than faces higher-income people, according to research by Wilde and colleagues. Overwhelmingly, Americans drive if the store is not… » Read More

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