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**yxn2dC07** · 04-27-2007, 07:19 PM

http://www.halfsigma.com/2007/04/a_clueless_prof.html

**medio** · 04-27-2007, 10:59 PM

Summary: crappy food is cheap, so poor people eat lots of crappy food and get fat.

Right? (I read the opening paragraph)

-Arrian

**HexcewlyRette** · 04-27-2007, 11:03 PM

Obesity: the rational choice in the market!

-Arrian

**michael247** · 04-27-2007, 11:08 PM

Really? Wow. Here regular and diet soda are the same price.

But generally the pattern holds. Eating right is pricer.

-Arrian

**IssuessBratte** · 04-27-2007, 11:14 PM

If we must subsidize agriculture, and I don't think we do, then why not use it to encourage people to eat healthier foods? Subsidize veggies and fruits and cut back on the corn and soybean subsidies.

**timgillmoreeztf** · 04-28-2007, 02:19 AM

Sugar and starch are less filling and more calorie dense then veggies. You have to eat more to feel full.

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timgillmoreeztf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 341 Senior Member	Sugar and starch are less filling and more calorie dense then veggies. You have to eat more to feel full. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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