I understand the concept of food deserts, but what about all the poor obese children that do not live in urban areas riddled with crime so bad that stores can't even stay open? The urban areas in the South are few and far between, yet there is an overwhelming number of poor obese people.
I agree in some cases it is logistics, but it would seem that in most cases it is just ignorance of dollar-per-nutritive-calorie. Even among well educated groups with money to spend this can be hard to figure out, but it really seems to be devastating the poor.
> The urban areas in the South are few and far between, yet there is an overwhelming number of poor obese people.
I often drive from middle GA to Raleigh, NC to visit friends by way of state and US highways, rather than the interstate system. The number of poor or low population towns I pass through is quite high. In a similar vein to businesses not wanting to set up shop in poor, crime-ridden urban communities, it's just not economically sound to set up a full-featured grocery store in these small, poor towns.
I agree in some cases it is logistics, but it would seem that in most cases it is just ignorance of dollar-per-nutritive-calorie. Even among well educated groups with money to spend this can be hard to figure out, but it really seems to be devastating the poor.