[Triggerhippie]

Not really. Carbs are cheaper to buy and allow the body to readily store all the excess energy. Eating healthy means more proteins (which costs money).

[wardaddy]

From one hippie to another pardner I can tell you this.

I live in one of the nation’s most comfortable zip codes....there are very few fat women.

I travel through poor areas and do some business near them and black or white, the women are fatter and there are at least 10 fold more proportionately.

I read somewhere where 70% of black women are obsese...not just caterpillar butt chunky but obese

now....it ain’t just race, it’s class ....no two way about it

well off soccer milfs ain’t gonna get fat if they can help it

and I stand by accusing Big Gulp as one culprit

[wardaddy]

whoops ...I misread your post.

slap me please

[mamelukesabre]

In the far east, people eat a VERY high carb diet and they are all extremely thin. Meat is used mainly as a seasoning on rice. Explain to me why that is? I’d say the american diet is more a problem of quantity, not quality as you would suggest. Also, activity level is a factor too. Just 30-40 years ago in this country people used to actually walk places.