Food deserts are actually the result of people's consumption choices - poor folks choose not to buy healthy food, so no one sells it to them. Making healthy food available does not change this behavior.
Re:The Despair of Poor White Americans
by ajamesm on Saturday August 06, 2016 @05:09PM
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proximity to good food is necessary, but not sufficient, for healthy meals. People's consumption choices are also informed by (for example) whether they have the skills to cook the food that's available to them
https://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2513561
Or see the Oregon experiment: https://www.nber.org/oregon/
Food deserts are actually the result of people's consumption choices - poor folks choose not to buy healthy food, so no one sells it to them. Making healthy food available does not change this behavior.
http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/giving-people-ac...