Methil West in top 10 Scottish '˜food' deserts
Methil West is one of the most deprived '˜food deserts' in Scotland, according to a new report into healthy eating.
The study, by the Social Market Foundation and Kellogg’s, put Methil West sixth in Scotland – one of just two locations in the top ten outside of Glasgow.
A deprived ‘food desert’ is an area containing two or fewer supermarkets/convenience stores, which is also in the most deprived 25 per cent of areas according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
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Hide AdAn area, which has between three and seven supermarkets/convenience stores, is classed as ‘normal’.