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现代社会的“食品荒漠”问题

随着现代饮食观念的转变，穷吃菜，富吃肉的理念早已过时，而穷吃肉，富吃菜正大行其道。在欧美国家，这一现象更为普遍。贫民区经常买不到新鲜食品出现“食品荒漠”。

现代社会的食品荒漠问题

Food desert refers to an area where fresh food is either non-existent or too expensive.

“食品荒漠”是指没有新鲜食品或这种食品价格极贵的地区。

看了以上定义，你也许对此还是没啥概念。憋急！我们来看看对此问题颇感头大的美国农业部是怎么解释的：

What is a "food desert"? A community in which residents must travel at least a mile to buy fresh meat, dairy products, and vegetables.

什么是“食品荒漠”？“食品荒漠”指某社区居民必须“跋涉”至少一英里的路程才能买到新鲜的肉类、奶制品和蔬菜。

More precisely, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines a food desert as any census district where at least 20 percent of the inhabitants are below the poverty line and 33 percent live over a mile from the nearest supermarket (or in rural areas, more than 10 miles).

美国农业部对此给出了更为精辟的定义：任何接受人口普查的地区中，至少20%的居民生活在贫困线以下，33%居民的居所距离最近的超市超过一英里（在农村，该距离为超过10英里）。

Approximately 23.5 million Americans live in a food desert, says the USDA, including vast, rural swaths of West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, as well as urban areas like Detroit, Chicago, and New York City.