Detroit was once a thriving city with a plethora of job opportunities as Ford, Chrysler, and General Motors catapulted the automotive industry. However. as ​​​​​​automobile plants began moving out of the city during the 1950s, a cascade of economic decline rippled throughout Detroit since low-income African Americans no longer had spatial access to jobs, and retail businesses closed down permanently or followed the wealthy white population. As a result of this economic shift, several problems were raised but a pressing concern that lasts till this day is food insecurity; the Michigan Department of Agriculture labels 19 Detroit neighborhoods as food deserts. This decline of the Detroit food industry was a byproduct of deindustrialization, decentralization, and white flight since the city’s loss of population and wealth to the suburbs decimated the city’s economic growth, forcing the grocery retail business to relocate and follow wealthy customers. Consequently, Detroiters often suffer from increased rates of noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity, which ultimately contribute to the lower standard of living for the marginalized populations.