尽管愤青们可能会争辩市场给顾客的食品是顾客应当得到的,但这几个月发表在《新英格兰药物杂志》上的调查研究却有不同的看法。上世纪90年代,美国政府斥资帮约1800名妇女搬离公共住房。调查显示,搬入新居的妇女得肥胖症和糖尿病的概率比未搬迁的妇女低80%。换句话说,改善的环境是让她们的健康得以改善的重要原因。
Research published this week by Mari Gallagher, an independent food researcher, suggeststhat the problem of food deserts may be relatively tractable. Over the past five years, thanksto the arrival of some new grocery stores, Chicagos desert has shrunk by 40% to a mere384,000 people. It sometimes takes only one shop to change things vastly for the better. Forexample, the Food-4-Less store in Englewood improved access to fresh food for almost 41,000people, most of whom are black.
独立的食品研究调查机构Mari Gallagher本周发表的调查表明,食荒的问题可能是相对温和的。在过去的五年中,多亏一些新型食品杂货店的降临,芝加哥地区的食荒已经缩减了 40%,反影响384000居民。例如,Food-4-Less一家位于恩格尔伍德的商店就为将近41000户居民改善了新鲜食品的途径,并且,这些居民中的大多数都是黑人。
This is all grist to the mills of Michelle Obama, Americas first lady, and Rahm Emanuel, Chicagosmayor, who appeared together at a South Side pharmacy on October 25th to promote accessto fresh food. Both have been adept in their own ways at twisting the arms of retailers such asWalmart, SUPERVALU and Walgreens to open grocery stores in underserved areas.
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