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Its because black people are poorer than whites, in general, and cannot afford healthy foods. Its been shown that cheap foods are extremely unhealthy. This should be no suprise.
Its because black people are poorer than whites, in general, and cannot afford healthy foods. Its been shown that cheap foods are extremely unhealthy. This should be no suprise.
+1Those who are poor have medicaid and they can choose to buy good food. When you see two shopping carts loaded up with junkfood and nothing else it's a pretty good clue that money isn't the issue. Besides if that was true then no one could get anything else, and many do.
This is a matter of choice.
I don't know, I look around when I'm out in public and seems to me that there are a hell of a lot of fat white kids too. Maybe it's that todays kids are just fat slobs, white, black or hispanic. Don't see too many fat Asian kids though.They can get cable but not healthy food?
Maybe their brains are inferior and they don't understand any of the health announcements they see that emphasize good health and talk about how not to become obese.
damn, I remember when POOR people were actually SKINNY. I guess times have changed...
I don't know, I look around when I'm out in public and seems to me that there are a hell of a lot of fat white kids too. Maybe it's that todays kids are just fat slobs, white, black or hispanic. Don't see too many fat Asian kids though.
Its because black people are poorer than whites, in general, and cannot afford healthy foods. Its been shown that cheap foods are extremely unhealthy. This should be no suprise.
I'd agree although I know some chunky Asians. What you say pretty much backs up the OPs citation. Blaming fat black kids on racism is weak.
I don't think the fact its more expensive (its really not) is what the issue really is. I think the fact its easyer to get kids to eat junk food then fruits and veggies.
This.
I suspect few children are going to bed early these days for not eating their veggies.
I was forced to eat my Brussel sprouts as a child --- so should they
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They couldn't pick a sprout out of a group of 2.This.
I was forced to eat my Brussel sprouts as a child --- so should they
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I didn't get the racist charge from reading Michelle Obama's quotes. If I recall both her and her husband have actually been telling the black community to get their shit together and that's what I gathered from her quotes in that article. However I think it should include all of Americans no matter what race they are. It seems like they have no shame. If I see another teenage girl wearing low rise pants with her gut hanging out with a navel piercing I think I'll scream
I'm decades beyond the Trail of Tears too. If I were concerned about native american health issues I'd look pretty stupid bring that up, and yes I'm half Cherokee although I look as lily white as anyone and I have some pounds to loose. Shall I bring up my cultural history and that of others in that context?“We are living today in a time where we’re decades beyond slavery, we are decades beyond Jim Crow, when one of the greatest risks to our children’s future is their own health
They can get cable but not healthy food?
Maybe their brains are inferior and they don't understand any of the health announcements they see that emphasize good health and talk about how not to become obese.