Part 8: On any given day, Cleveland Park residents can find whatever fruits or vegetables they need close to their homes or even right across the street. They live in Ward 3, a food oasis with more grocery stores to serve residents with higher incomes....

Part 7: 'For years it has been believed that corner stores are a part of the problem and not the solution, and rdquo; Kai Siendenburg, lead coordinator of the national Healthy Corner Stores Network, told Eboni Farmer. Secrets of Nature in Ward 8 is one of...

Part 6: Being able to find fruits and vegetables versus a 'forty, and rdquo; or 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor, has a major impact on health, Sophia Adem reports. The problem is that liquor stores outnumber grocery stores in many cities across the nation,...

Part 5: Whether it's soul food or delicacies from other countries, 'culture is going to affect certain behaviors and mdash; what we eat, the amounts we eat and how we share, and rdquo; said Jules Harrell, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at Howard Univer...

Part 4: Osteoporosis, certain cancers, Type 2 Diabetes, obesity, heart diseases, high-blood pressure and stroke all have one thing in common and mdash; they stem in part from unhealthy eating habits. Sophia Adem writes that 50 percent of Washington resid...

Part 3: Shopping can be quite hectic for residents who live in food deserts with spotty access to healthy food, and especially for those who rely upon public transportation. Simone Pringle, who is one of them, has also included a map of healthy food sites...

Part 2: For some families, it's hard to buy nutritional food and mdash; or even to buy food at all. And if they live in Southeast Washington, Nicole Austin reports, they might be paying 30 cents to $3 more for grapes, milk, bread, cheese and meat than re...

By: Kendra Desrosiers

Part 1: The grocery gap has helped to create food deserts in Washington. In the first installment of our nine-part daily series, Kendra Desrosiers explains why some residents trade fresh produce for high sugar and high salt....