THE FOOD GAP IS WIDENING

Nutritional disparities between America’s rich and poor are growing, despite efforts to provide higher-quality food to people who most need it, according to a large study from the Harvard School of Public Health that examined eating habits of 29,124 Americans over the past decade. Diet quality has improved among people of high socioeconomic status but deteriorated among those at the other end of the spectrum. The gap between the two groups doubled between 2000 and 2010. Access to high-quality food is important from a public health point of view because in low socioeconomic status groups, the burden of diet-related diseases is disproportionately high.

 

Source: The Atlantic, 9/2/14, Food Gap