Fri, Oct-18-02, 13:45
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Senior Member
Posts: 3,423
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Plan: Atkins (loosely)
Stats: -/-/-
BF:
Progress: 40%
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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Re: As children age, fewer of them are overweight, says StatsCan study
It also found that income was a factor in childhood obesity. [/QUOTE]
This is not surprising, considering that the cheapest food are carbs. I wonder how long it will be till the mainstream america finally wake up to the fact that carbs is a huge factor in obesity.
Years ago, malnutrition was a big problem among the poorest class. Now nothing has changed really, the problem simply has become more insidious. A lot of poor people get enough to eat, but their food is so nutrient poor it's just a step above being malnourished
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