America is not the only country where the myth “The poor are fat because they cannot afford to eat well and the rich are skinny because they can.” It also breeds in Britain.
Thankfully, someone over there had the balls to study this myth, and in doing so they murdered it.
The Food Standards Agency found that contrary to popular belief, nutrition, access to food and cooking skills are not much different in poorer families.
However, the agency pointed out that the whole population was not eating as healthily as it should be. Public health experts said the results were surprising but showed everyone needed to eat a better diet.
There had been concern that diets among those on the lowest incomes were extremely poor and they faced more barriers to healthy eating. Poor diets can lead to chronic disease, such as heart disease and cancer, and contribute to obesity.
But a survey of 3,500 people on low incomes found that the food they were eating, although not particularly healthy, was similar to the general population. Also 80% said they shopped mainly at a large supermarket and most had good cooking and food storage facilities at home. Around 91% of women and 64% of men in the study claimed to be able to “cook from basic ingredients”.
And that is the proof in the pudding, folks.
The poor are fat because they’re lazy and demand instant foods rewards, just like the people in every other income group else who doesn’t cook at home but instead eats alot of takeaway and fast food.