Problems Associated With Food Deserts
Studies of food deserts conducted in different countries don't show consistent links between food deserts and food costs/intake, however, the lack of accessibility to a variety of reasonably priced nutritious and fresh foods in neighborhoods can be an obstacle to achieving recommended diet. For example, in the census tract from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study in the US, it shows that the fruit and vegetable consumption of African Americans increased by 32% for each additional supermarket, and White Americans' fruit and vegetable consumption increased by 11% with the presence of 1 or more supermarket.
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