Tag: food desert

The Hidden Struggle for Healthy Food in Leon County

by Suzanne Holloway
May 22, 2026

Food is national security. Food is economy. It is employment, energy, history. Food is everything. - José Andrés, chef and humanitarian Imagine living in a neighborhood where fast-food chains and liquor stores outnumber grocery stores. Snack ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Food Access, Food Apartheid, Food Desert, Food Insecurity, Food Security, Food Swamp, Living Well In The Panhandle

Practical Strategies for Healthier Fast Food Choices

by Jessie Erwin
February 9, 2026

Hello and welcome to the next edition of Nutrition Stories, our series exploring hot topics in nutrition and dietetics. Our guest today is Isabella Mahboob, a graduate of the UF Didactic Program in Dietetics (DPD) and a current MS-DI graduate ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Dietetics, Fast Food, Food Desert, Food Swamp, FSHN Nutrition Stories, Healthy Choices, Isabella Mahboob, Nutrition, Nutrition Stories

Dollar stores may increase food deserts in under-resourced US cities

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
December 4, 2025

A new study from University of Florida food economists has found that building dollar stores may create food deserts in specific city environments, while having no impact on grocery access when they enter other areas. The study, authored ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Conner Mullally, Food Desert

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