Food Swamps Contribute To Obesity More Than Food Deserts
Science
click the link and Watch the Video “The Weight of the Nation” (22 mins).https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=386&v=7MJnm5X9NN0
Answer the following questions and provide examples from the documentary(s) for ALL your answers;
1) The Doctor in the video asks the question “Does your zip code matter more than your genetic code?” Describe some of the ways the community members’ zip code impacts their health outcomes in this video.
2) Describe two strategies that communities are implementing to address access to healthy food? You may use the examples from “The Weight of the Nation” or you may watch the second video for creative strategies “Food Frontiers” (36 mins) and chose two from there instead. http://www.foodspanlearning.org/films/food-frontie…
3) Read the short article “Food swamps and Food Deserts” under week. Describe the main findings from this report.
