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1. Define and explain the characteristics of food deserts. 2. Identify the causes and consequences of food deserts. ? How do you think living in a food desert could affect a person/family’s food choices? ? Other than grocery stores/supermarkets, where else could you purchase food? ? How might food options in convenience stores or fast food establishments be less healthy and/or more expensive? ? How could living in a food desert relate to food insecurity (hunger)? Conversely, how could it relate to obesity? 3. Are there any similarities between your selected city and those featured in the documentary? 4. What solutions offered in Living in a Food Desert offer that would not be effective in your selected city? Why not? 5. What conclusions can you draw about the relationship between food deserts and obesity? If there is a direct relationship, which groups might be most often affected?

          1. Define and explain the characteristics of food deserts.
2. Identify the causes and consequences of food deserts.
? How do you think living in a food desert could affect a person/family’s food choices?
? Other than grocery stores/supermarkets, where else could you purchase food?
? How might food options in convenience stores or fast food establishments be less healthy and/or more expensive?
? How could living in a food desert relate to food insecurity (hunger)? Conversely, how could it relate to obesity?
3. Are there any similarities between your selected city and those featured in the documentary?
4. What solutions offered in Living in a Food Desert offer that would not be effective in your selected city? Why not?
5. What conclusions can you draw about the relationship between food deserts and obesity? If there is a direct relationship, which groups might be most often affected?

1. Define and explain the characteristics of food deserts.
2. Identify the causes and consequences of food deserts.
? How do you think living in a food desert could affect a person/family’s food choices?
? Other than grocery stores/supermarkets, where else could you purchase food?
? How might food options in convenience stores or fast food establishments be less healthy and/or more expensive?
? How could living in a food desert relate to food insecurity (hunger)? Conversely, how could it relate to obesity?
3. Are there any similarities between your selected city and those featured in the documentary?
4. What solutions offered in Living in a Food Desert offer that would not be effective in your selected city? Why not?
5. What conclusions can you draw about the relationship between food deserts and obesity? If there is a direct relationship, which groups might be most often affected?

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