Waistlines Expand as Economy Contracts

Charles · 11-01-2009, 07:31 PM

Waistlines Expand as Economy Contracts

The recession has not just the unemployment rate but the obesity rate on the rise. The Wall Street Journal reports that as Americans have abandoned restaurants for cheaper meals at home, they haven't necessarily started making more of their food from scratch. Instead, they bring in microwavable meals or pick up fast food on the way home. Researchers say Americans are eating fewer "formal meals" in favor of (often unhealthy) snacking throughout the day. Sales of salty snacks, popcorn, and cheese snacks are up by double digits over last year. One researcher says snacks "have become valuable gastronomical events in their own right." The result is a one percentage-point increase in obesity since last September, to 26.4 percent.

Read original story in The Wall Street Journal | Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125702881246120983.html

FatAndProud · 11-03-2009, 08:30 AM

I like how they just grab their statistics out of thin air...

I'm very tight on money right now and I'm losing weight as a result. It's either food or bills/college. I choose the latter.

ZainTheInsane · 11-03-2009, 02:27 PM

Actually, a lot of the things stated in this article are very true. Health foods tend to be a lot more expensive than not.
In addition, unless you are a good cook, you'll tend to eat at low quality food places.

ZainTheInsane · 11-03-2009, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FatAndProud

I like how they just grab their statistics out of thin air...

I'm very tight on money right now and I'm losing weight as a result. It's either food or bills/college. I choose the latter.

That's a great assumption that they do grab them out of thin air. And regardless of whether they do or not, you aren't the demographic they are utilizing in this article anyway.

admjg8 · 11-03-2009, 02:46 PM

Yeah, we all know how unreliable that tabloid known as The Wall Frikkin' Street Journal is.....

11-01-2009, 07:31 PM	#1
Charles Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 35	Waistlines Expand as Economy Contracts Waistlines Expand as Economy Contracts The recession has not just the unemployment rate but the obesity rate on the rise. The Wall Street Journal reports that as Americans have abandoned restaurants for cheaper meals at home, they haven't necessarily started making more of their food from scratch. Instead, they bring in microwavable meals or pick up fast food on the way home. Researchers say Americans are eating fewer "formal meals" in favor of (often unhealthy) snacking throughout the day. Sales of salty snacks, popcorn, and cheese snacks are up by double digits over last year. One researcher says snacks "have become valuable gastronomical events in their own right." The result is a one percentage-point increase in obesity since last September, to 26.4 percent. Read original story in The Wall Street Journal \| Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125702881246120983.html

11-03-2009, 08:30 AM	#2
FatAndProud It's science! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: in a Newtonian world of Einsteinian physics ruled by Frankenstein logic. Posts: 2,467	I like how they just grab their statistics out of thin air... I'm very tight on money right now and I'm losing weight as a result. It's either food or bills/college. I choose the latter. __________________ My Dream Suitor: "Man, in times like these, I wish I was the enzyme DNA Helicase..." Me: "Oh? Why?" My Dream Suitor: "So I could unzip your genes."

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11-03-2009, 02:27 PM	#3
ZainTheInsane Master Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,169	Actually, a lot of the things stated in this article are very true. Health foods tend to be a lot more expensive than not. In addition, unless you are a good cook, you'll tend to eat at low quality food places.

11-03-2009, 02:46 PM	#5
admjg8 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 23	Yeah, we all know how unreliable that tabloid known as The Wall Frikkin' Street Journal is.....