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In this case, we can. SNAP participants have a 33.3% higher obesity rate than higher income earners, while income-eligible nonparticipants' obesity rate is only 6.7% higher than that of higher income earners. That's about a 5-fold difference:
"Among all persons, 29 percent were overweight and 31 percent were obese. SNAP participants were more likely than income-eligible and higher income nonparticipants to be obese (40 percent versus 32 percent and 30 percent, respectively)."
So you can't corroborate it with the bare minimum right wing think tank article?
.....how embarrassing.
Can you not read? I corroborated it with USDA data. SNAP recipients have a 5 times higher obesity rate difference from higher income earners than do the income-eligible who DON'T participate in the SNAP program.
I do want to thank you, however, for continuing this conversation so that everyone can see that giving them food stamps is making the poor disproportionately obese.
Can you not read? I corroborated it with USDA data. SNAP recipients have a 5 times higher obesity rate difference from higher income earners than do the income-eligible who DON'T participate in the SNAP program.
I do want to thank you, however, for continuing this conversation so that everyone can see that giving them food stamps is making the poor disproportionately obese.
No you've pulled data from USDA and FNS and decided that overeating is the only.reason to explain the numbers. All you can do is keep using the same data over and over... I want your conclusion corroborated by a third party source. You can't seem to find anyone else who reached the same conclusion.
No you've pulled data from USDA and FNS and decided that overeating is the only.reason to explain the numbers. All you can do is keep using the same data over and over...
Exactly. DUPLICATE public assistance free food benefits for the exact same meals would indeed result in overeating and higher obesity rates. The OIG gave the example of the duplication providing 158% of recommended daily nutrition instead of the 100% participants are supposed to be getting. I posted the link to the OIG's publication.
How are their food choices any different than those of the income-eligible who have chosen to NOT get SNAP benefits?
There are college students, military, ex-military are low income I don't know if it's choice not to accept SNAP but it's a fact that in very poor neighborhoods there are very few alternatives in addition to a lack of education.
It's possible they are eating the wrong kinds of foods and also not staying fit and active - possibly from working 2 jobs and time to cook healthy meals or exercise.
For example, eating hotdogs and french fries and donuts. These foods are cheaper, but a steady diet of such foods is more likely to result in obesity.
That's very true and see it at the grocery every week. Smart parents just say no to the junk food that kids want no matter what their economic standing is. What I don't get is when some one doesn't go out to work daily due to whatever reason, why can't an inexpensive yet healthy meal be provided for the family. Or provide healthy snacks like carrots,celery,dip, apples pears or bananas.
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