"Government officials and nutrition advocates like to map "food deserts" in low-income neighborhoods, where residents live miles from full-service supermarkets that sell fresh meat, fruits and vegetables." reports Mark Ferenchick for the Columbus Dispatch.

"They say these deserts exist in Columbus, across Ohio and throughout the nation, and that food-stamp recipients don't have access to fresh, healthy options and are forced to shop at corner stores where pricey, packaged foods are sold." the Dispatch reports.

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