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• ndiscussion 7y ago
  Perhaps it should be pursued. Actually yes, I think it should. But I think the article is trying to imply that it all has to do with wealth as a cause, not wealth as a substitute identifier for a host of healthy habits. The healthy habits are not expensive, but mostly rich people seem to adopt them.
  • save_ferris 7y ago
    This just isn't true for several reasons, but I'll pick one and run with it. Learning to cook is time-consuming and can be frustrating for some people. The skill of cooking is essential to eating better. You really have to learn to make your own food to maximize your health. How do you expect someone working a full-time minimum-wage job, driving Uber on the side (because I meet almost nobody in rideshares that don't also do something else), taking care of children to find the time to learn to cook? Do they own all of the equipment that they need to be able to cook? Put simply, they wouldn't be in a position to have to juggle between such terribly paying work and everything else. Many of them probably see fast food as a solution to work more and earn more since their pay is literally hourly. Can you honestly nnot understand why they might prefer the extra $8?
    • save_ferris 7y ago
      Also, read up on food deserts, it's a huge problem in America. 25 million people have limited to no access to fresh & healthy options at their grocery store. Your grocery store likely doesn't have that problem. 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert