Fun new term: Food Swamp

January 21, 2014 By: In: Food System

We came across this term in a segment on NPR about the top health concerns of Latinos. It was coined by Alex Ortega, a public health researcher and professor of public health at UCLA, to describe areas where healthy food is hard to find. Ortega is one of several people involved in an interesting effort […]

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We’re Number 20! We’re Number 20!

January 15, 2014 By: In: Uncategorized

If you’re reading this from outside the US, please excuse the national reference. This claim refers to how the US ranks in Oxfam’s compilation of how easy it is to get a balanced, nutritious diet. A nice synopsis of the report is found on NPR. Max Lawson, of Oxfam, is quoted on NPR as saying […]

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