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Tilted Cat Head
Administrator
Location: Manhattan, NY
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sure, you keep talking past it.
Again, processed food is cheaper to distribute and consume. Healthy food costs more per calorie.
You can even go by food deserts where there is no grocery store available but just convenience stores.
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The Obesity Crisis: A healthy diet often beyond the means of poor, hungry
"If people are concentrated in a neighborhood with no grocery store and little access to fresh fruits, this is not the place to go in and say, 'Eat nine servings of fresh fruits and vegetables and play a bit of tennis.' Get a grip," Drewnowski said. "The strategies need to be targeted and sensitive."
In less affluent areas, a lack of access to fresh produce, health insurance or nutritious groceries that are affordable likely influence obesity rates, experts said.
People often use limited money to buy cheap, calorie-dense foods rather than more nutritious fruits and vegetables, said Paul Haas, resource development director for Solid Ground, which works on hunger issues in the region.
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Now here's where you excel, since you've said that poor people work hard, and well, sometimes harder than you or I. How will they have time to cook and prepare food?
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The Obesity Crisis: A healthy diet often beyond the means of poor, hungry
Parents might also be juggling more than one low-wage job, leaving little time for meal planning and cooking.
People who don't know where their next meal is coming from tend to splurge when food is available, said Sara Lynch, a registered dietitian who works with homeless men in downtown Seattle.
Lynch counsels men with diabetes, high blood pressure and other maladies related to obesity. They come off the streets hungry, she said, and fill up on the cartons of doughnuts donated to shelters.
And for families that rely on food stamps or other government assistance, the beginning of the month is a time to load up their shopping carts.
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