Erin Allman-Updike

right?

So these do have huge consequences on individual and public health.

So if we are falling short in these areas, why?

Like, what are the barriers that people are facing?

And who is going to face or who is going to see the impact of these newest changes that we're seeing?

Sorry, I want to go next.

There are very substantial differences in access to food and

and in health outcomes in this country based on race and ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

Now, in this country, race and ethnicity contribute so hugely to differences in dietary intake, and it's largely due to historic marginalization and structural racism that's driving inequalities in socioeconomics and education.

These are the two biggest factors, socioeconomics and education, that are associated with diet quality.

We also see huge geographic differences in the U.S.

People in rural United States and in food deserts, whether in rural or urban areas, have substantially lower quality diets.

And there's socioeconomics and historic redlining and like food deserts where...

Even if you have food, like let's say your bodega on the corner carries fresh fruits and vegetables, they're going to be sky-high prices compared to the Walmart, which is out in the burbs, that you can't get to because you don't have a car.

Right.

Right?

Yeah.

So there's huge amounts of inequalities in our food system, and that is baked into our food system.

The scientific report from the Dietary Guidelines Committee that was not used to make these guidelines really emphasized the need for us to do more research on those aspects, for us to understand what those drivers are and how we can actually address them systematically.

Right.