Why is the rate of obesity higher among the poor?

[Tank]

This is mainly a black and Hispanic problem

Check the facts and educate yourself on this issue, you will find that the majority of obesity is within the black and Hispanic community

 

[bodecea]

Talk about fat, just watch a bunch of bible thumping crackers with jesusland accents leave their churches on a sunday and heard like cattle to the nearest bar b que place and graze, like a bunch of albino elephants in a feeding frenzy

Whatever you do....do NOT get between a RWr and their junk food.

 

[rightwinger]

This is mainly a black and Hispanic problem

Check the facts and educate yourself on this issue, you will find that the majority of obesity is within the black and Hispanic community

 

[Luddly Neddite]

ASSinine to say its a Black/Hispanic problem.

Its a US problem and its harder for the poor because they can't afford good food.

If all you can afford is McDonald's and Chic Filet, you're gonna get fat.

 

[Political Junky]

Cheap food is full of high fructose corn syrup, salt, refined flour, fat and other junk.

 

[Tank]

Are you guys saying blacks don't cook and just eat fast food?

 

[Muhammed]

Look at all of those obese American kids. It's shocking, just shocking.

 

[Muhammed]

Cheap food is full of high fructose corn syrup, salt, refined flour, fat and other junk.

Got any evidence to back up that assertion?

 

[Political Junky]

Cheap food is full of high fructose corn syrup, salt, refined flour, fat and other junk.

Got any evidence to back up that assertion?

Lots -

 

[Muhammed]

Cheap food is full of high fructose corn syrup, salt, refined flour, fat and other junk.

Got any evidence to back up that assertion?

Lots -

Feel free to provide it.

 

[Muhammed]

ASSinine to say its a Black/Hispanic problem.

Its a US problem and its harder for the poor because they can't afford good food.

If all you can afford is McDonald's and Chic Filet, you're gonna get fat.

What sort of "good food"?

How would a malnourished idiot clown know the difference between good food and bad food in the first place? Maybe you can't because you have sacrificed your brain by making it a political pawn. That's pretty typical of vegetarians. They tend to be stupid and malnourished. They cut important nutrients from their diet that the brain needs to thrive and their malnourishment damages their brain.

 

[Yarddog]

American nation suffers from obesity severely. I have some question to participants.
Why is the rate of obesity higher among the poor? Wouldn't you expect the opposite?
And what explains the differing rates of obesity among various races?
Also, the rate of obesity tends to be about the same for men and women, and this holds true when looking at individual races.
One strange thing, however, is that among African-americans, the rate of obesity is significantly higher among women. Why would this be?

White bread, to many carbs, to much sugar, more fried food, when you get depressed you tend to eat more, less healthy activities.

I believe Mexico used to be and still might be ranked #1 in the world for obesity

 

[westwall]

American nation suffers from obesity severely. I have some question to participants.
Why is the rate of obesity higher among the poor? Wouldn't you expect the opposite?
And what explains the differing rates of obesity among various races?
Also, the rate of obesity tends to be about the same for men and women, and this holds true when looking at individual races.
One strange thing, however, is that among African-americans, the rate of obesity is significantly higher among women. Why would this be?

Education, general laziness when it comes to preparing food (not all by any means, but a high correlation) , lack of money to buy good quality food. Unhealthy lifestyles in general with high rates of sedentary behavior, also compounded by substance abuse in many cases.

 

[gipper]

If you eat sugary processed food and down it with soda...and repeat over and over, while laying on the couch...you will be fat and unhealthy.

It all makes big hospital, big pharma, and big gov happy.

 

[auditor0007]

American nation suffers from obesity severely. I have some question to participants.
Why is the rate of obesity higher among the poor? Wouldn't you expect the opposite?
And what explains the differing rates of obesity among various races?
Also, the rate of obesity tends to be about the same for men and women, and this holds true when looking at individual races.
One strange thing, however, is that among African-americans, the rate of obesity is significantly higher among women. Why would this be?

Poor people eat less healthy food and they exercise less. This is a fact but it really does not have to be so. People do have the ability to make better choices but generally do not.

 

[Muhammed]

Poor people tend to be stupid. Stupid people tend to make poor decisions regarding their diet and exercise levels. Therefore many stupid people are not the healthiest people on the planet.

 

[JFK_USA]

Because healthy food has gone up 90% in the last twenty years and unhealthy food has dropped by 50% in the same time frame.

Yep. The cheaper food is the worst foods for you. When you're poor, you have to stretch out the money and the food to other members.

But my guess is conservatives are too stupid to understand that but will shame the poor then do a Stuart Varney and say they don't shame the poor.

 

[JFK_USA]

Poor people tend to be stupid. Stupid people tend to make poor decisions regarding their diet and exercise levels. Therefore many stupid people are not the healthiest people on the planet.

See conservatards example #1

 

[Muhammed]

Poor people tend to be stupid. Stupid people tend to make poor decisions regarding their diet and exercise levels. Therefore many stupid people are not the healthiest people on the planet.

See conservatards example #1

Can you explain the logical train of knowledge that you used?

 

[Steven_R]

American nation suffers from obesity severely. I have some question to participants.
Why is the rate of obesity higher among the poor? Wouldn't you expect the opposite?
And what explains the differing rates of obesity among various races?
Also, the rate of obesity tends to be about the same for men and women, and this holds true when looking at individual races.
One strange thing, however, is that among African-americans, the rate of obesity is significantly higher among women. Why would this be?

A lot of poverty comes from bad decision making. One area where people can make bad decisions on a daily basis is in food and exercise.