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Everyone wants to blame drug prices but let's not ignore the problems of obesity, diabetes, etc. Much of which is a result of urban sprawl, poor diet (both in f

Everyone wants to blame drug prices but let's not ignore the problems of obesity, diabetes, etc. Much of which is a result of urban sprawl, poor diet (both in food culture, and in crop subsidies), and poor work culture.

airstrike 8y ago
As a U.S. immigrant who struggles to find truly healthy food choices in Manhattan of all places, I couldn't agree more.
- d--b 8y ago
  Whole Foods is pretty healthy. Fresh direct is not bad at all. Fairway market...
  - rsj_hn 8y ago
    Whole Foods has expensive food, together with a lot of outrageous health claims, but it's the industry black sheep in terms of health and sanitation. Most supermarkets, for example require basic things like bathrooms and hand washing stations separated from food handling areas on agricultural farms that supply them with product. Not Whole Foods. There also have lots of issues with sanitation in their stores, especially given the volume they move from their salad bars. I'd check them out a bit more: https://www.barfblog.com/tags/whole-foods/ https://www.barfblog.com/tags/whole-foods/ https://www.ajc.com/news/national/fda-letter-says-whole-foods-unsanitary-and-unacceptable/trMIU2823fnqU463g0AR8I/ https://www.ajc.com/news/national/fda-letter-says-whole-food... https://twitter.com/sarahtaber_bww/status/1013184700599488512 https://twitter.com/sarahtaber_bww/status/101318470059948851... I'm hoping that the Amazon acquisition will lead to some much needed professionalization and normalization of their supplier requirements and processes, but we'll see.
- wil421 8y ago
  Most really healthy people cook for themselves.
  - airstrike 8y ago
    That's what I do too, but every once in a while you have to buy prepared food and the portion size, calorie count and amount of sodium / sugar in American food is simply staggering
conductr 8y ago
While I agree with you’re sentiment, wouldn’t the article be titled “Americans use more healthcare” if this was a driving force of high cost?

airstrike 8y ago

As a U.S. immigrant who struggles to find truly healthy food choices in Manhattan of all places, I couldn't agree more.

d--b 8y ago
Whole Foods is pretty healthy. Fresh direct is not bad at all. Fairway market...
- rsj_hn 8y ago
  Whole Foods has expensive food, together with a lot of outrageous health claims, but it's the industry black sheep in terms of health and sanitation. Most supermarkets, for example require basic things like bathrooms and hand washing stations separated from food handling areas on agricultural farms that supply them with product. Not Whole Foods. There also have lots of issues with sanitation in their stores, especially given the volume they move from their salad bars. I'd check them out a bit more: https://www.barfblog.com/tags/whole-foods/ https://www.barfblog.com/tags/whole-foods/ https://www.ajc.com/news/national/fda-letter-says-whole-foods-unsanitary-and-unacceptable/trMIU2823fnqU463g0AR8I/ https://www.ajc.com/news/national/fda-letter-says-whole-food... https://twitter.com/sarahtaber_bww/status/1013184700599488512 https://twitter.com/sarahtaber_bww/status/101318470059948851... I'm hoping that the Amazon acquisition will lead to some much needed professionalization and normalization of their supplier requirements and processes, but we'll see.
wil421 8y ago
Most really healthy people cook for themselves.
- airstrike 8y ago
  That's what I do too, but every once in a while you have to buy prepared food and the portion size, calorie count and amount of sodium / sugar in American food is simply staggering

conductr 8y ago

While I agree with you’re sentiment, wouldn’t the article be titled “Americans use more healthcare” if this was a driving force of high cost?