Post date: Aug 16, 2011 11:26:19 PM
According to Jezebel.com "Food Deserts" are what the USDA defines as places lacking adequate supermarket choices while dominated by unhealthy food sources such as fast food and inhabited by people of limited means.
If you go down to the comment section some of the discussion is quite interesting and even humorous.
The bottom line is that decisions made in planning our cities impact how we view reality and the decisions we make.