22SP_SO101B-IA-Introduction to Sociology

In the textbook, Food desert refers to a community in which the residents have little or no access to fresh, affordable, healthy foods, usually located in a densely populated urban area. See the map below, which shows the food deserts in Birmingham AL. 

In your opinion, why food deserts exist in communities?  How does food deserts relate to the characteristics of population, such as race & ethnicity as well as socioeconomic status? 

Have you been living in a food desert? Do you think BSC is in a food desert? Why or why not? 

How food desert impact its residents' health?