> The obesity epidemic in the USA is at its core tied to socioeconomic status. Hell, the fact that state-by-state obesity rates is highly correlated with state economic strength should be very telling.
Quote: "Among men, obesity rates were fairly similar across income groups, although they tended to be slightly higher at higher levels of income. In fact, among Black and Mexican-American men, those with higher income were significantly more likely to be obese than those with low-income."
Shocking, it says the exact opposite of what you were trying to prove. So there actually ARE people with higher income who are obese, it seems.
You need to check your numbers, because that's not what studies are saying. http://frac.org/initiatives/hunger-and-obesity/are-low-incom...
Quote: "Among men, obesity rates were fairly similar across income groups, although they tended to be slightly higher at higher levels of income. In fact, among Black and Mexican-American men, those with higher income were significantly more likely to be obese than those with low-income."
Shocking, it says the exact opposite of what you were trying to prove. So there actually ARE people with higher income who are obese, it seems.