Why is it that everything the British write sounds like a Monty Python routine - or at least a joke? I liked this article. I think it must be because they use words like squillion.
I think obesity being connected to income and education is a chicken/egg question. Are poor people FAT because they are stupid (don't know what they should be eating) and lazy (don't exercise enough) or are they POOR because they are stupid and lazy? Or are they stupid because they are poor and fat or are they lazy because they are poor and stupid - and onwards with the word combinations. See? Chicken/egg.
There was one comment that the reason well educated, good income people are not fat is because they have the opportunity to get more pleasure out of life than through just eating. I agree with that. People who are more engaged are going to spend less time watching the telly and eating crisps. However, I am well educated, make a decent living, have a million interests and I am still fat and lazy and poor - or something like that...
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The problem in U.S. cities, of course, is that there aren't any decent grocery stores so it's really hard to follow a healthy diet, and the streets are dangerous and many people are working multiple jobs so there's no time and place to exercise, plus the cheapest foods tend to be the worst ones for you--you can get a lot of ramen noodles for not much money.
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