A long time ago, I saw the documentary "Supersize me" & there was a particular segment where a Latino family was interviewed. One memory that has remaind with m

A long time ago, I saw the documentary "Supersize me" & there was a particular segment where a Latino family was interviewed. One memory that has remaind with me is how non-chalantly they say, "America is a country where eating junk is far more affordable than eating healthy.." I presume it is not specific to US anymore, and lot of other countries have caught on similar trends. But it was eye opening then, that eating home food with fresh produce, fruits milk etc was out of the reach of working class who normally had to depend on burger & fast-food often (at least during workdays). Growing up in S Asia, eating out was luxury (even McDonald's) as compared to home food which probably costed a fraction of the happy meals / dollar meals or equivalent - and understandably healthier. I recommend watching that documentary on how American intensive cultivation along with proteins, steroids etc in their animal produce is harming the health. With purchasing power of lower & middle income group falling, they have to maximize their purchase by buying in bulk - usually from store chains, which source from run of the mill non-organic sources. Biomagnification of these steroids in human body becomes inevitable. Added to that, US loves it sugary drinks cheese & mayonnaise. Only a small percentage of population are genuinely conscious to keep a check on calories, food quality & regularly exercise - factors which can offset some of the adverse conditions available.