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> 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.

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.




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