It is known that lower-income neighborhoods tend to have more fast foods in place. Fast food restaurants chose to open more locations in lower-income communities because of the lack of other food options. With fast-food restaurants being so accessible in terms of pricing and location people in these neighborhoods tend to eat it more. And by people, it's mostly children leading them to be obese in their adulthood. Being obese puts people at risk for other deadly diseases and in general ruins the quality of life of about 42% of people in America.

To ignore this issue is to ignore almost half of the United States population and in particular, children. Obesity is fostered mostly in childhood not only because of the frequent intake of fast food but also to their lack of exercise and activity. Nowadays you can see kids choose the internet over having to go outside and partake in an activity. It's due to the fact that the internet is so normalized at such a young age, that it leaves children doing limited physical activity. 

Reaching out to organic grocery stores and the DOE gives children and their parents better access to healthy food. There is no reason why there can be multiple fast-food restaurants on one block and not a single grocery store or restaurant that at least sells a good organic salad. Trader Joe's is said to be expanding to Williamsburg so there is a chance they can expand to East New York or Bushwick and gave these people an opportunity to have a healthy diet. I'm aware that one reason that these companies do not expand to these types of neighborhoods is due to the increased rate of crime. And it is true that crime is a serious problem in lower-income neighborhoods but to completely disregard these neighborhoods is to disregard the health and well-being of people who need help.