Food swamp

A food swamp is an urban environment with an abundance of several non-nutritious food options such as corner stores or fast-food restaurants. The term was coined in 2009 by Donald Rose and his colleagues at the University of Michigan in a report on food access in New Orleans.

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Food swamp

A food swamp is an urban environment with an abundance of several non-nutritious food options such as corner stores or fast-food restaurants. The term was coined in 2009 by Donald Rose and his colleagues at the University of Michigan in a report on food access in New Orleans.

Source: Wikipedia "Food swamp" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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