As the nation suffers a burgeoning obesity crisis, health advocates and policymakers have zoned in on poor neighborhoods they have termed 'food deserts' - areas with few grocery stores and other access to healthy food.

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As the nation suffers a burgeoning obesity crisis, health advocates and policymakers have zoned in on poor neighborhoods they have termed "food deserts"--areas with few grocery stores and other access to healthy food. However, a study by the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, finds that many poor urban neighborhoods have high concentrations of grocery and other...