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You do have a point. Chinese and Indians are much thinner than Americans and people of many other rich countries, despite being much poorer on the whole. Rice
by xiaoma 17y ago
You do have a point. Chinese and Indians are much thinner than Americans and people of many other rich countries, despite being much poorer on the whole.
Rice is cheap. Not going for that third soda in a single sitting is also a money saver.
In the end, money is a very poor excuse. If people living off of less than 100USD/month can live full lives without getting fat, then the American "poor" don't have any poverty excuse whatsoever. Pervasive marketing and ubiquity of unhealthy foods are much more likely culprits.
- pinstriped_dude 17y ago"Indians are much thinner than Americans" <-- Its got more to do with diet, culture and lifestyle, than with money. In India, an overwhelming majority of people cook their own food on a daily basis. Burgers, Fries and Carbonated drinks are not part of the food culture. There is no car culture like in the US, and people walk a lot more on a daily basis. And to say people live full lives on 100 USD/month is misleading. The cost of living in India is also proportionally minute when converted to USD.