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Philadelphia project puts healthy food in corner stores

By Sarah Kliff

 |  Washington Post  

  June 15, 2012

Philadelphia has the highest obesity rate and poorest population of America’s big cities. It also has an ambitious plan - launched out of 632 corner stores - to put healthy food on every table. The $900,000 investment in better health depends on apples and oranges, chips and candy, $1,200 fridges and green plastic baskets. The results could steer the course of American food policy. Philadelphia is trying to turn corner stores into greengrocers. For a small shop, it’s a risky business proposition.

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