This study attempts to identify areas with a high level of discrepancy in the probability for an
individual to exceed the threshold of walking time for grocery shopping. It is based on an …

… to healthy foods [4], other studies emphasized inequities in food … Food deserts also include
locations where fast food … rates and the percentage of food desert residents was reported [9]. …

… are needed to understand food consumption patterns in … a food desert is associated with
lower consumption of fruits and vegetables (v. not living in a food desert) and that living in a food …

… This study measured food consumption patterns before and after grocery retailers were added
… health, areas where food deserts and physical activity deserts overlap are termed health …

… in activity space. This study provides a deeper insight into the relationships between grocery
shopping patterns and healthy food … missing food deserts: Evaluation of accessibility to food …

… From the US Census Bureau’s County Business Patterns, we collected food store and
restaurant establishment numbers at the county level. From the Census Bureau’s American …

… This paper explores the spatio-temporal patterns of RHFA in the Region of Waterloo over
4 years, using a Bayesian spatio-temporal modelling approach. This method quantifies …

… access to affordable, healthy food— have increasingly been … , to identify food deserts using
store locations, but data that link food … were purchased to determine food-shopping patterns. …

… In Chapter Seven a classification and mapping of food deserts is attempted. The problems
of mapping an entity such as a food desert, or even a physical desert, which has no definite …

… Food Deserts (FDs) are an expansive problem with cascading effects on quality of life
and health outcomes. Simulation modeling of food access within FDs may help decision-makers …