Olympia Auset, founder of Süprmarkt, an organic grocery store. Still, most of his customers are in South L.A., where access to healthy food has historically been abysmal. According to a 2018 Los Angeles County health survey, the obesity rate in South L.A. was 37% compared to 28% in all of L.A. County. Long a healthy oasis in the man-made food desert that is South L.A., Mr. "Look how many people are looking outside the box pertaining to food, healthy eating, veganism.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 19, 2022 17:11 UTC