IT’S NOT HEALTHY TO EAT OUT IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS

The restaurants located in areas with high concentrations of poverty are less likely to offer healthy options, according to a new study conducted by Kansas State University researchers. The data indicate that it’s more difficult for low-income Americans to make healthy choices because they have fewer options available. Researchers analyzed the menus from restaurants within a half-mile of 13 public housing developments and four residential neighborhoods in the Kansas City area. Both areas contained a similar mix of restaurants, mostly fast food places, but about 75% of the entrées offered near public housing developments were unhealthy — defined as containing too many calories and fats, and not enough whole grains and vegetables.

 

Source: Think Progress, 4/22/14, Unhealthy Neighborhoods