This is my weight-loss blog. I hope it's a success!
Started with a nutritionist March 23, 2009.
Total Weight Loss So Far: 13.1 Pounds As of June 15!
Sunday, January 22, 2006
The Fat Economy
Did you see Michael Rosenwald's WaPo column today, called "Why America Has to be Fat" ? It's about the links between the economy and obesity, and obesity and the economy.... interesting.
Hm, interesting. The market certainly responds to the needs of the consumer.
I think a big problem is price - a lot of the kids I work with (low income, etc.) have families who are poor but obese - mainly because fast food is cheap food. Going out to dinner for them is going to an all you can eat buffet filled with fried stuff.
I think the other problem is education (and not necessarily just in schools). Because I'm an ex-teacher and a current education director, I say we need more education about nutrition - targeted at people who don't necessarily read a newspaper, or see a doctor regularly, or watch the Today show or 60 Minutes, and who can't afford to join a gym for $75 or more a month or buy $5 garlic at Whole Foods.
I grew up on a small sheep farm in snowy, cold upstate New York and now I live in the nation's swamp...um, I mean, the nation's capital. I love it in DC although sometimes the humidity and the ambition get tiring.
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Hm, interesting. The market certainly responds to the needs of the consumer.
I think a big problem is price - a lot of the kids I work with (low income, etc.) have families who are poor but obese - mainly because fast food is cheap food. Going out to dinner for them is going to an all you can eat buffet filled with fried stuff.
I think the other problem is education (and not necessarily just in schools). Because I'm an ex-teacher and a current education director, I say we need more education about nutrition - targeted at people who don't necessarily read a newspaper, or see a doctor regularly, or watch the Today show or 60 Minutes, and who can't afford to join a gym for $75 or more a month or buy $5 garlic at Whole Foods.
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