Healthy Foods Scarce In Poor Neighborhoods, Yale Researchers Find

Researchers at Yale University have found that healthy foods are significantly less available and that produce tends to be of poorer quality in low-income areas than in wealthier neighborhoods. Two studies by research scientists at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity compared the availability and price of food in large and small food retailers across neighborhoods of varying income levels in New Haven, Connecticut.

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