KQED Forum: Eating Healthy in a Food Desert

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Apples. Getty ImagesRoughly one in five San Francisco residents doesn't have enough to eat, leading more than 100,000 per month to rely on the San Francisco Food Bank. A recent study found that even after building supermarkets in poor neighborhoods, many residents continue to rely on fast food restaurants, leading to preventable health problems. KQED's Forum discusses what some advocates are doing to improve the availability of healthy food.

Original Broadcast: Fri, Dec 2, 2011 -- 9:00 AM

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