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Section 4: How Food Scarcity and Affordability Affect Body Weight and Health

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Dr. Zenk shares how she became interested in this area of research, including from her experience as a home health nurse. Her early research was on the impact of food scarcity, and lack of affordable, nearby places to shop for healthful groceries, on health outcomes. She discusses the relationship between obesity and factors like food availability and affordability and racial/ethnic/socioeconomic differences.