Sometimes, I change my mind about what I do/do not want to add depending on how my essay/paper is going, so I did add an additional source by the CDC about obesity and another by PBS covering community/urban gardens in D.C. while writing. Poverty is a hard cycle to break out of, especially when some are already set up with many disadvantages and challenges from the start. Similarly to the world-wide issue of poverty, food deserts are a complex problem with far-reaching consequences. Limited access to healthy and affordable food choices can create a significant barrier to healthy living and higher quality of life, trapping residents in a cycle of poor health, food insecurity, and financial hardship, particularly for residents from low-income households in urban areas. Of course, food deserts aren’t the only reason why people live in poverty. There are many different factors that can explain why people are poor and why they struggle so much, and unfortunately, there really aren’t any definite solutions to these problems. There are incentives to try and assist those in