Is Obesity a Result of Poverty or Food Marketing?

If you can't afford to eat natural and organic foods, there is not doubt you will obese. People who are poor can't help but be unhealthy and, for some,  obese, because the quality  of the foods theuy are taking in are deplorable. It's hard to disagree with that. As a matter of fact a congressional challenge in the 2010 actually resulted in unexpected findings. Several Congress people were asked to try and live on a food stamp diet, meaning only spend what would normally be given per week in food stamps, for 7 days, in order to raise awareness about hunger and budget cuts. But what resulted was also a lesson in the quality of food available to you at low costs. High salt, high sugar, fake products. Most saw themselves gain weight living off of staples like soup and powdered macaroni and cheese, or peanut butter and jelly. And isn't it interesting that these same cheap foods also happen to be the most popular. Are food companies really marketing to us with cheap, calorie and fat laden foods in efforts to get us addicted? So now the question is, can we afford to eat healthy? (2) Yes, we can! If you are eating right, and the correct amount of fat, calories and meat, without the temptation of all the junk you buy, you will actuslly see your bill go down! Even though the prices of specific foods may be more expensive, you are eating less, and therefore spending less as well. When you eat right your sugar will not go up and down. We are not designed to eat processed food. Our ...
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