População negra tem menos acesso a alimentos saudáveis em Uberlândia - Mg

Abstract

Introduction: Food deserts are regions where a portion of the population has limited access to healthy foods. With the concentration of the black population in peripheral regions, it is possible that these people have less access to establishments that sell fresh foods. Objective: The objective of this study is to carry out a spatial analysis of the concentration of establishments that sell fresh food (vegetable gardens, grocery stores and open-air markets) and the concentration of black people in different neighborhoods in the city of Uberlândia - MG. Methods: To carry out the spatial analysis of the distribution of establishments (grocery stores, vegetable gardens and street markets) in the city of Uberlândia, demographic data from the 2010 Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics – IBGE, referring to race and our sectors, were obtained. census records from the Municipality of Uberlândia; the list of urban gardens, open-air markets and grocery stores in the city, with their identification and location. Spatial analysis was carried out using heat maps, using QGIS software. Results: The concentration of vegetable gardens, grocery stores and open-air markets is in the central regions of the city, where the majority of the white population is concentrated. The peripheral regions of the city have a lower concentration of these establishments and a higher concentration of the black population. Conclusion: The study indicates the formation of food deserts in the municipality of Uberlândia, with a smaller concentration of open-air markets, vegetable gardens and grocery stores in regions where there is a greater concentration of the black population