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Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Households (Food Deserts: 29 Million…
Childhood Obesity in Low-Income Households
Food Deserts: 29 Million Americans
Urban Areas/Rural Areas
Urban areas: more than 1 mile without supermarket
Rural Areas : more than 10 miles without a supermarket
Fast food Joints
Convenient
Affordable
Lack of option
Mostly in Innercity and Rural Communities
Higher Childhood Obesity rates
Struggle to afford healthy food
Food Poverty
Consequences
Cycles of deprivation and overeating
Imbalanced diet
Very little nutrition versus fast food
Lack of economic resources
Two extremes that promote health issues
Privileging convenient and cheap food
Weight gain and higher obesity rates
Lack of
access
to nutritious and healthy food
Lower socio-economical status
Inner cities and Urban areas
Number one cause: No vehicle access
Misconception
Obesity means a higher level of socio economical status
Only shows itself through malnutrition and starvation
Why it matters
What are the solutions?
No 'one size fits all'
Personalised programs
Emotional investment
Many factors
Location
Education
Schooling
Physical literacy
Promoting awareness
Prevention
Competence with oneself's well being
Poverty takes on many faces
Socio-Economical background
Access to privilege
Only generation with life expectancy lower than the previous
Socio-Economic Background
Food insecurity and race
White households: 11 %
African American/Latino Households: 11%
Area
Urban
Rural
Less supermarkets
Higher childhood obesity rates
States and obesity rates
Southern States
More rural areas: less access to healthy food
Louisiana: 36.2%
Third highest obesity rates: 9 out of 11 of the most obese states
Other states
Fall below 30%
Healthiest state: Colorado with 20.2%