Sentences with phrase «access to healthy foods among»

Because increasing convenient access (0.5 - mile walk or 0.5 - or 10 - minute drive) would not be feasible, the researchers suggest home delivery options be expanded to increase access to healthy foods among low - income residents.

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Minnesota ranks seventh in the nation among the top - 10 worst states for access to healthy food.

Among these rights are access to clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and flourishing ecosystems.

Poor nutrition is a major determinant of excess morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 1 contributing to over 16 % of the burden of disease.2 In this issue of the Journal (page 549), consistent with the «economics of food choice» theory, 3 Brimblecombe and O'Dea report that the diet of a remote Aboriginal community was high in energy - dense, nutrient - poor foods — the cheapest options to satisfy hunger.4 This energy — cost differential restricts access to healthy food, and helps explain the persistently poor dietary patterns and deplorable health status of remote Indigenous communities.4 Placing nutrition issues in an economic framework highlights the investment required to improve Indigenous nutrition.4 But what has been learned to date about where resources should be directed?