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I don't think you can just blame it all in poverty. People in poor countries (Philippines, Vietnam, Mexico) are much less obsese than Americans. And America ha
by bokonist 17y ago
I don't think you can just blame it all in poverty. People in poor countries (Philippines, Vietnam, Mexico) are much less obsese than Americans. And America had much less obesity when we were poorer as a country.
Being poor doesn't somehow cause you to drink soda. Water is still much cheaper.
- kingkongrevenge 17y agoMexico has a high obesity rate. They drink loads of soda. I don't think people in the Philippines are all that trim, either. A lot of very poor countries in Africa and South America have high obesity rates. They can only afford cheap starch and not enough meat and vegetables.
- briancooley 17y agoPeople in eastern Asia have historically consumed sugar at an extremely low rate. In many of those countries, fruit passes as dessert. Mexico is the second fattest country in the world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_Mexico http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_Mexico), and soft drinks are used heavily there. There are no calories in water. When your brain is inducing your body to increase blood glucose, you won't crave water. Sugary drinks are some of the most calorically dense (wrt volume and cost) foodstuffs you'll find. Poor people don't drink sodas because they are thirsty, they drink them because they are hungry.