Molly Schnell of Northwestern University, Author at The Daily Yonder

Researchers: Eliminating Food Deserts Won’t Help Poor Eat Healthier

by Hunt Allcott of New York University, Jean Pierre Dube of Chicago University and Molly Schnell of Northwestern University December 5, 2019December 5, 2019

In the U.S., rich people tend to eat a lot healthier than poor people. Because poor diets cause obesity, Type II diabetes and other diseases, this nutritional inequality contributes to unequal health outcomes. The richest Americans can expect to live 10-15 years longer than the poorest. Many think that a key cause of nutritional inequality is food deserts – or neighborhoods without supermarkets, mostly in […]

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