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 ...

For many Black communities across America, accessing fresh and nutritious food isn’t simply about personal choice — it’s about overcoming environmental barriers that have been systematically created ...

At least one in six Arizonans face food insecurity, with a large part of the problem being access to healthy and fresh food. People living in these food deserts rely on convenience stores or fast food ...

60S AND LOWER 70S. WELL, LOCAL NONPROFIT SAYS AROUND 30% OF PEOPLE IN OUR STATE LIVE IN PLACES CONSIDERED FOOD DESERTS. KOAT U-N-M HEALTH EXPERT DOCTOR ASHE SPOKE WITH DARLENE MELENDEZ ABOUT WHAT THIS ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — More than 40,000 Davidson County residents live in food deserts — communities where healthy grocery options are scarce or out of reach, according to the Nashville Mayor's ...

Your zip code might be sabotaging your stomach. While everyone’s talking about the latest probiotic trends and gut health hacks, millions of people are stuck in a digestive health nightmare that has ...

Akron Beacon Journal reporter Tawney Beans and photojournalist Mike Cardew spent the past year delving into Akron's food deserts and telling the stories of the people living within them who struggle ...

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 ...

State Rep. Justis Gibbs (D-District 72) wants to pass a bill that would combat Mississippi’s food deserts. According to ...

Despite over 20 grocery stores in Brunswick County, many rural residents live in food deserts. A 2022 county assessment ...

The industry should be proud of what it has done so far to improve access to affordable nutritious food, but there is more work ahead. By Patrick Kiernan You might be surprised to learn that the term ...

Food deserts are areas where nutritious food is unaffordable or inaccessible in necessary quantities. A recent study by researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Nottingham, ...