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No, I posted the USDA graph showing that 44% of adult food stamp participants are obese (compared to 33% of income-eligible adult nonparticipants). That strongly suggests that adults are overeating the extra food they're buying with the food stamps they get (but don't need) to provide their kids the same meals they already get for free at school.
The Office of the Inspector General also states that overlap and duplication of FNS program benefits are providing up to 158% of recommended daily nutrition instead of the 100% that's needed. I posted that link, as well.
Or you seem to neglect the magic bullet of what they can eat on food stamps based on all economic costs being considered (time, money and other resources Including but not limited to transportation and storage,) they can only buy Ramen noodles, canned veggies, frozen meat and other food that had they had the time, money and resources to make better decisions to, they would infact buy and eat healthier options.
Buying healthier and better-for-you foods, also often require a trip to the store twice or three times a week. So the individual bills maybe smaller BUT, you may also see higher costs to transportation. If they do not have a car, it may require more bus fare (if a monthly pass isn't offered) and more walking as well as or double the taxi fare which as I stated would be another $26 dollars without added costs for sur-charges such as traffic or how far from the city you are.
The poor getting food stamps have a significantly higher obesity rate than the poor who qualify but don't get food stamps. The poor with more resources to buy food, who should then be able to afford healthy food the most, instead of having a healthier diet, are the most obese. Giving them food stamps actually does appear to enable them to overeat and become obese at a significantly higher rate than the eligible adults who aren't getting food stamps.
It's amazing out of a 300 page report you pull this single factoid up.... I highly doubt you actually read the report. How'd you come across this graph?
Why are you assuming poor folks have sufficient access to healthy food options? Why are you assuming they are over eating instead of eating more unhealthy food than their non snap counterparts?
This thread is a test of who read the linked article and those that didn't.
The simple minded would believe this is proof that food stamp recipients are consuming more food which is making them slightly more likely to be overweight.
But right in the article it says food stamp recipients consume fewer calories. Fewer as in not as many calories, which means logically their slightly elevated chance of being overweight has nothing to do with the food stamp program over feeding them.
It is clearly tied to physical activity. Which is a different issue.
Now take note if this thread proceeded from the phony premise that food stamp recipients are eating more then other Americans with people on both sides of the issue discussing that phony factor, then that's proof those people didn't read the article that the thread is based upon.
It's amazing out of a 300 page report you pull this single factoid up.... I highly doubt you actually read the report. How'd you come across this graph?
Why are you assuming poor folks have sufficient access to healthy food options? Why are you assuming they are over eating instead of eating more unhealthy food than their non snap counterparts?
Disproportionate obesity doesn't occur evenly across the entire poor population. The obesity rate of the Income-Eligible Adults who don't get food stamps is only 1 percentage point above that of higher income earners. But the obesity rate of Income-Eligible Adults who DO get food stamps is 12 percentage points higher.
To anyone who is familiar with statistical analysis, a huge anomaly such as this within the same economic level group really sticks out and merits further attention.
When I'm in the grocery line I see food stamp recipients carts loaded with TV dinners, deli service counter products, snacks and soda. Those items are far more expensive than perhaps a sack of rice, beans, and lean chicken breasts.
I should also add that it's not just the food that makes poor people obese. Poor people generally are living in lower cost suburban areas, smaller towns and rural areas that require a car to get anywhere. They are priced out of urban areas where people get around by walking, biking, or public transport.
It's a big misconception that "all calories are the same." Foods with a healthy mix of protein and carbs, low in sugar and saturated fat, tend to be more expensive than what many food stamp recipients are able to get. And of course, many neighborhoods throughout the country don't have decent grocery store options. They might at best have access to a corner grocer or the local convenience/liquor store.
It's a big misconception that "all calories are the same." Foods with a healthy mix of protein and carbs, low in sugar and saturated fat, tend to be more expensive than what many food stamp recipients are able to get. And of course, many neighborhoods throughout the country don't have decent grocery store options. They might at best have access to a corner grocer or the local convenience/liquor store.
Again, the problem that's been found is that among those with the same economic and demographic characteristics, those who receive food stamps have a significantly higher obesity rate.
Why are so many of you having such a hard time understanding that FACT?
"SNAP participants were more likely to be obese than income-eligible nonparticipants who were matched in economic and demographic characteristics (46 percent versus 36 percent)."
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