{"id":23883,"date":"2014-03-29T14:28:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-29T14:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecowatch.com\/?p=328543"},"modified":"2014-03-29T14:28:49","modified_gmt":"2014-03-29T14:28:49","slug":"is-your-city-a-food-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leedpoints.com\/green-building-blog\/is-your-city-a-food-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your City a Food Desert?"},"content":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"fooddesert\"<\/p>\n

To put it simply, a food desert is a neighborhood far removed from grocery stores that sell healthy food.  <\/p>\n[embed]http:\/\/vimeo.com\/63759817[\/embed]\n

Subsequently, foods high in fat, calories and sugar are too abundant, which encourages unhealthy eating that can lead to obesity, diabetes and heart disease, according to a newly published Walk Score<\/a> blog.  <\/p>\n

To help you avoid such locales, Walk Score has developed an online program that helps people find the right neighborhoods where good food is within walking distance. <\/p>\n

In addition, the online database has developed a new ranking of the best and worst U.S. cities in terms of healthy food access.<\/p>\n

The Best Cities for Food Access<\/strong><\/p>\n

The rankings measure access to healthy food by calculating the percent of people in a city who can walk to a grocery store in five minutes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\n           City (500,000-plus pop.)     <\/th>\nPeople with Food Access<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nNew York<\/a><\/td>\n72 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSan Francisco<\/a><\/td>\n59 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nPhiladelphia<\/a><\/td>\n57 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBoston<\/a><\/td>\n45 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nWashington, D.C.<\/a><\/td>\n41 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Worst Cities for Food Access<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following cities have the lowest percentage of people who can walk to a grocery store within five minutes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank<\/th>\n        City (500,000-plus pop.)     <\/th>\nPeople with Food Access<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\nIndianapolis<\/a><\/td>\n5 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nOklahoma City<\/a><\/td>\n5 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nCharlotte<\/a><\/td>\n6 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nTucscon<\/a><\/td>\n6 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAlbuquerque<\/a><\/td>\n7 percent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n[caption id=\"attachment_328550\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"500\"]\"The Areas in green indicate where you can walk to a grocery store in five minutes. Photo credit: Walk Score[\/caption]\n

The rankings are proximity-based and do not include the cost of food. The maps are designed to filter out convenient stores and try to only include grocery stores that sell produce.<\/p>\n

Want to see how walkable your city is? Click here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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