Access to grocers doesn't improve diets, study finds
Monday, July 11, 2011 - 20:30
in Mathematics & Economics
The results run counter to the idea that more supermarkets can curb obesity in low-income neighborhoods.Better access to supermarkets — long touted as a way to curb obesity in low-income neighborhoods — doesn't improve people's diets, according to new research. The study, which tracked thousands of people in several large cities for 15 years, found that people didn't eat more fruits and vegetables when they had supermarkets available in their neighborhoods.