The Stream

Infographic: What is a ‘food desert’?

Why do neighbourhoods in many US cities lack grocery stores or fresh foods?

 

Watch our programme on US food deserts on Tuesday, October 1 at 19:30 GMT.

Sources:

US Department of Agriculture – Economic Research Service
US Department of Agriculture – Food Environment Atlas
US Census Bureau – Chicago, Illinois
Chicago prime location for studying diabetes – Chicago Tribune
The unhealthy truth: Obesity in the black population of Chicago – The Chicago Urban League
Overweight and obesity among Chicago Public Schools Students, 2010-11 – City of Chicago
The Chicago 2011 food desert drilldown – Mari Gallagher