In the United States, people living in low-income neighborhoods frequently do not have access to affordable healthy food venues, such as supermarkets. Instead, those living in "food deserts" must rely on convenience stores and small neighborhood stores that offer few, if any, healthy food choices, such as fruits and vegetables. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council (NRC) convened a two-day workshop on January 26-27, 2009, to provide input into a Congressionally-mandated food deserts study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. The workshop, summarized in this volume, provided a forum in which to discuss the public health effects of food deserts.
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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● 网页 114 ● ISBN 9780309140683 ● 编辑 Janet Mulligan & Paula Tarnapol Whitacre ● 出版者 National Academies Press ● 发布时间 2009 ● 下载 3 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 7141365 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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