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Eating healthy to some is quite expensive. Which
would be cheaper for you a $.107 Double from McDonalds or a 10.95 Plate of steam
broccoli with brown rice and boiled chicken for 11.95? Well according to
http://www.rodale.com/ those with lower incomes have higher obesity rates. This
explains on how people with lower incomes are less fortunate and able to
purchase healthy because the fast food is affordable. According to http://townhall.com the
most recent statistics
from the United States Census Bureau-- from December 2012-- puts the number of
households in the United States at 115,310,000. If you divide 115,310,000 by
23,087,866, that equals one out of every five households now receiving food
stamps. More people are on food stamps than ever the society is getting even
harder. I feel the government should take a higher to the health of the people.
Maybe food stamps should be able to use in more wholefood stores that sell
organic foods, or fast food restaurants should have healthier menu other than
just those fatty burgers and fries.
its true. When the government puts people on food stamps they are making them more government dependent. Which makes it hard for people to find jobs and the economy harder to grow. People who have low income tend to become depressed ad then indulge in fast food. I find that out on http://frac.org/initiatives/hunger-and-obesity/why-are-low-income-and-food-insecure-people-vulnerable-to-obesity. Ithink it will also help you too.
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DeleteAfter reading this I think that its a bad thing that people get fat because of low cost of the food.People should have enough money to get the food they need to be healthy. According to the video we saw in class they stated that people get obesity by buying low cost food.
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I Agree with you. I would not call them poor, but less wealthy. People with more money tend to eat better on a daily bases because they can afford it and they do not mind spending a little extra money to eat healthier because they have it. But what about the people in different countries that is literally starving and really do not have nothing to eat. According to Mark Bittman "its not the lack of food, its just where it is." Obviously there is enough food if there is people who obese, its just the fact of who can afford to eat everyday
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DeleteTamara,
ReplyDeleteMake sure that you are quoting ('') your evidence when including it in your writing. It needs to be obvious which thoughts are yours and which thoughts are from your article. You make an interesting point here about the relationship between economics and healthy eating.
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I agree with this because many of americans are obesity because of their income and what kind of grocery are around them that does not sell organic food. But instead it will be s whole town away from them and they do not have reliable transportation. But also organic food is more expensive for most people them and they probably would not want to spend all their money on something that will increase their health status. But due to the limit access to get healthier alternative people will be less likely to get and be at a higher risk for obesity.
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DeleteThis is a well-connected post to my post; its very disturbing to see how not having a high income can be the fault of a healthy diet. Living in the United States Brooklyn to be exact we are surrounded by nothing but fast foods stores, which are very affordable. According to http://www.opposingviews.com ''she is convinced that many folks with food stamps tend to spend more on "junk food," like chips, donuts, and pop, items high in salt, sugar, and fat.'' This explains my point exactly that people with low incomes depend on food stamps and with the food stamps they buy unhealthy things. My question to you is what do you think is wrong with the way the government is set up?
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