Poverty is Linked to Obesity

In modern world, poor people are more likely to be obese than wealthy people. Thomas Corley of richhabits.net found that povery and obesity are linked together in his research. Here’s what he found:

• 66% of the poor were overweight by at least thirty pounds. 79% of the wealthy were not
• 25% of the wealthy visited fast food restaurants three times or more each week. 69% of the poor admitted to eating at fast food restaurants at least three times a week
• 57% of the wealthy counted calories vs. 5% of the poor
• 70% of the wealthy ate less than 300 junk food calories each day. 97% of the poor ate more than 300 junk food calories each day
• 76% of the wealthy exercised aerobically 30 minutes a day, four days a week. 73% of the poor did not regularly exercise aerobically
• 25% of the wealthy visited fast food restaurants three times or more each week. 69% of the poor admitted to eating at fast food restaurants at least three times a week
• 53% of the poor admitted to having some health issue. Only 18% of the wealthy had health issues

Corley explains: “Poor people have Poverty Habits. They don’t watch what they eat. They eat too much junk food, go to fast food restaurants too frequently and they don’t exercise regularly.” (richhabits.net)