Show Notes

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This term came during the 1990s: Food Desert. What the heck does it mean? Are people in America really living in areas devoid of food. Not even close. Phil Valentine takes on this issue and tells the truth about food deserts.​

Selected references:

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• What are food deserts?
   

• Where are the so-called food deserts?
   

• Vehicle ownership in America
   

• Fruits that are high in carbs
   

• Fruit is fueling the obesity epidemic
   

• Dr. Eric Berg on fruits
   

• The hole in the food desert theory
   

• 'Food desert' is a flawed phrase
   

• The underlying racism of America's food system
   

• Michelle Obama's Let's Move! program