Thursday, January 8, 2009
Will Americans put on "recession pounds"?
Although Americans may be spending less on food now, a lot of experts fear they may pick up pounds in the process. Instead of spending more food on relatively expensive fresh fruits, vegetables, and fish, people may start buying cheaper options that are high in sugar, saturated fat and have empty calories.
"'In Seattle we have found that there are fivefold differences in obesity rates depending on the zip code -- the low-income zip codes have a much higher proportion of obese people,' he said."
"America already tops the global obesity scales. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one third of U.S. adults -- more than 72 million people -- and 16 percent of U.S. children are obese."
"'We associate poverty with obesity because energy dense foods are less expensive. More poverty does not have to translate into more obesity but it certainly could,' said Dr. Robert Eckel, the former president of the Dallas-based American Heart Association.
Drewnowski said it was possible to eat in an affordable and healthy way, partly by relying on the basic foods which saw America through the Depression of the 1930s.
'The answer lies in affordable but nutrient-rich foods such as ground beef, beans, milk, nuts, cheese, carrots, potatoes, canned tomatoes, soups, and rice,' he said, calling it 'a diet for a new Depression.'"
Wow, so, I certainly didn't think of that. The whole saving money thing makes you think that people will be eating less and losing weight, but it seems that it can also be taken down the wrong way to the point where you actually gain weight. The article says that Whole Foods (a store that sells organic products for a slightly higher price than non-organic products) has been losing business. McDonalds, on the other hand, with it's one-dollar menu is contributing to the whole "recession pounds" thing, since that menu is full of fat and calories. Whew. D;
Stoddard, E. (2009, January, 9). Will Americans put on "recession pounds"?.
Yahoo! News, Retrieved January 9, 2009, from
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090109/us_nm/us_financial_obesity
"'In Seattle we have found that there are fivefold differences in obesity rates depending on the zip code -- the low-income zip codes have a much higher proportion of obese people,' he said."
"America already tops the global obesity scales. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over one third of U.S. adults -- more than 72 million people -- and 16 percent of U.S. children are obese."
"'We associate poverty with obesity because energy dense foods are less expensive. More poverty does not have to translate into more obesity but it certainly could,' said Dr. Robert Eckel, the former president of the Dallas-based American Heart Association.
Drewnowski said it was possible to eat in an affordable and healthy way, partly by relying on the basic foods which saw America through the Depression of the 1930s.
'The answer lies in affordable but nutrient-rich foods such as ground beef, beans, milk, nuts, cheese, carrots, potatoes, canned tomatoes, soups, and rice,' he said, calling it 'a diet for a new Depression.'"
Wow, so, I certainly didn't think of that. The whole saving money thing makes you think that people will be eating less and losing weight, but it seems that it can also be taken down the wrong way to the point where you actually gain weight. The article says that Whole Foods (a store that sells organic products for a slightly higher price than non-organic products) has been losing business. McDonalds, on the other hand, with it's one-dollar menu is contributing to the whole "recession pounds" thing, since that menu is full of fat and calories. Whew. D;
Stoddard, E. (2009, January, 9). Will Americans put on "recession pounds"?.
Yahoo! News, Retrieved January 9, 2009, from
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090109/us_nm/us_financial_obesity
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