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I’ve read that people in the lower socioeconomic classes are more likely to be overweight. Why is that? One would think that people who don’t have a lot of money would have less to eat.
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Name : Kara, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Unitarian, Age : 18, City : Syracuse, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Having worked in a grocery store, I can testify that poor peoples’ groceries are paid in full by the Department of Agriculture. If you meet the income criteria, you get free groceries!
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Name : Christopher-D32109, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 23, City : Arlington, State : TX, Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class,Cheaper food tends to be more fattening. Also, while food stamps and food banks make it harder to actually starve in the United States, many of the parents and grandparents do have memories of being near starvation, so they push their children to eat more, spend a higher proportion of their money on food, emphasize food-sharing as a way of showing caring or being friendly to visitors, and so on. Finally, remember that well-off people diet or spend a lot of time worrying about their shape, partly as way of showing they have the leisure time and money to do that.
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Name : ACC25124, City : West Lafayette, State : IN, Country : United States,Another possible reason for so many overweight people among the poor: It is a well-documented fact that overweight women “marry down.” Overweight women and low-income men are at the bottom of their respective marriage markets, so they get left with each other. Overweight people also work in lower-paying jobs and get paid less than thin people – again, this is well documented. For reference, there are many sources, but I would recommend a book called Losing It by Laura Fraser, about America’s diet industry.
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Name : Crystal, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Pagan, Age : 30's, City : Oakland, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Office manager, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,It is also a problem of not knowing which foods are inexpensive but nutritious and not knowing how to prepare those foods. I don’t know how the situation is in the United States, with those food stamps or whatever, but welfare recipients here do get enough money to allow for a nutritous diet. The problem is that they do not know HOW to stretch their budget while still keeping it nutritious. Of course, poor people cannot afford all the skinless chicken breasts and calorie-reduced Weight Watchers products on the supermarket shelves. Many meals which are cheap and easy to make are unhealthy. But there are so many foods which are inexpensive and very healthy: rice (the REAL kind), pasta (it comes in whole wheat too), legumes (kidney beans, chick peas, lentils, etc.), all kinds of grains, potatoes, carrots, etc. A vegetarian diet for example can be quite cheap. But, you need to know what to do. How to make a good, satisfying meal with lentils is not something your social worker usually tells you. So you reach for whatever is easiest (hot dogs, chips…) and it’s often high in fat and low in nutrients. I used to work in a food bank and we put in the food hampers whatever we got from supermarkets and other sources. When we got okra, we put a bag of okra in every hamper. Many people took the okra out of their hamper and left it behind. They probably didn’t know what it was or what to do with it.
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Name : CP19348, Gender : F, Age : 21, City : Montreal, Quebec, State : NA, Country : Canada,I dont know if you are aware of this but, Good food such as fruit, vegetables, etc cost more pound for pound than quick bad food, such as mars bars and crisps. Its not so much how much you eat, but what you eat. If you only eat when you are hungry and listen to your body, then you will be only feedind your body what it actually needs. What you eat makes a huge diiference. When I want to lose weight, I invest alot of money into it, fees for circuit training, and protein special drinks(Very high protein,very low fat), my diet becomes squeeky soap clean. If I carried on eating a normal diet with the junk food in it, loosing weight for me would be extreamly hard( not that this way is easy, no way). I only eat slightly fewer calories than I usealy would.
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Name : Rob S., Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 26, City : Poole, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom,The weight loss industry flourishes because rich people have money to burn on private fitness center memberships with babysitting services, personal trainers, fat-free health conscious foods (look at the price of Healthy Choice cookies compared with generic high-fat cookies), as well as weight-loss pills, expensive weight-watchers meals, etc. Poor people have fewer options.
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Name : Sharon R., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 27, City : Cincinnati, State : OH, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,Healthy food simply costs more than fatty processed foods. I have worked with clients who are getting food stamps. A family of 5 gets $200 a month in food stamps. Sounds like a lot, but it doesn’t go that far. Fresh fruits, veggies, and meats are more expensive than frozen dinners and such. Food banks sometimes have healthy items, but not usually. Normally, they give out lots of starches- breads, pasta, cookies. This is why the poor sometimes are overweight. Also, I think survival is more important to them than a Hollywood figure.
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Name : Sarah29243, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Wiccan, Age : 28, City : Roanoke, State : VA, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,High calorie and fattening foods cost less than your all-natural healthy foods. It takes money to be healthy and to be able to afford to do things. If a person doesn’t have money, they are not going to have a gym pass or be able to afford other leisure activities that help a person stay fit. Mcdonalds saves a lot of people money and allows them to satisfy hunger cravings. The McDonalds dollar menu can sure go far when $5 is all you have. Not to mention how far the calorie intake will have long term effects on a person.
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Name : Jena, City : Fargo, State : ND, Country : United States,
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