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In reply to the discussion: The 7 most obese states... [View all]YeahSureRight
(205 posts)14. Very true. Processed food is cheaper then real food and with the meager SNAP ration
processed food is all many can afford very sad.
Even if SNAP funding is increased, which it should be, many will continue to buy processed food because they do not know how to cook from scratch, shop for food or even nutrition and now is a social problem created as a result of the GOP defunding public nutritional education programs in the schools and for the public.
This food ignorance is not limited to the poor either even those who can afford real food choose processed crap instead.
The nation needs to learn how to eat or we will keep getting fatter increasing medical cots for all.
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Any city here in Texas could be on the list. It worse than I thought if Texas didn't crack...
marble falls
May 2013
#7
As a former 78704 hippy, Austin may be in Texas, but Austin ain't Texas .....
marble falls
May 2013
#51
I just read this thread, did not see anyone suggest that Austin is representative of Texas, but
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#96
Poverty has risen most notably among children, and mostly inner city poor neighborhoods
npk
May 2013
#139
Where there is choice, eating poorly is a lifestyle choice, but to be fair, for some
Dragonfli
May 2013
#64
I agree with what you've typed in this thread. As recently as 2 years ago I was obese, according to
bike man
May 2013
#66
It's an on-going battle/struggle, an every day thing that never ends - at least for
bike man
May 2013
#72
Very true. Processed food is cheaper then real food and with the meager SNAP ration
YeahSureRight
May 2013
#14
Not all microwaves have a "potato" setting, and many in these cheap hotels are 600 watt.
MADem
May 2013
#79
I don't think anywhere close to 30% of West Virginians live in welfare hotels.
FarCenter
May 2013
#83
Well, they didn't thrive--they survived. They also had fish from the sea and the rivers.
MADem
May 2013
#95
It's a bigger issue than many realize--even with people who have a kitchen at times.
MADem
May 2013
#106
I was in Georgia awhile back, as well as Alabama, and I coudn't tell the difference....
MADem
May 2013
#17
We are a food-centered culture. Every holiday is a feast. We have entire TV networks
KurtNYC
May 2013
#26
Just imagine how much money could be saved & how much healthier school kids would be if
SoCalDem
May 2013
#48
You're obviously not good at sarcasm, just look at the responses that you've elicited.
DearHeart
May 2013
#142
When you do all of that at once, how can you be so sure each and every part of that...
Silent3
May 2013
#112
I noted that and wondered if the #1 jello eating state had gone sugar-free n/t
HereSince1628
May 2013
#104
Even if it's self-reporting, why would there be huge state-to-state differences...
Silent3
May 2013
#121
The most obese states tend to be located in the South or Southeastern United States.
Beacool
May 2013
#122