Study: people who grow up poor have a harder time regulating their food intake

Re:Study: people who grow up poor have a harder time regulat... by yompers888 on Sunday April 17, 2016 @11:54PM (#11517624)

Beans really stand out from rice and tortillas in terms of nutrition. They have much higher protein content, and I believe they have some other good stuff going for them besides macro nutrients.

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Re:Study: people who grow up poor have a harder time regulat... by jacobolus on Monday April 18, 2016 @05:28AM (#11518661)

You’re right, I should clarify/restate more generously: beans are great, and beans + corn or beans + rice is a pretty good diet if it’s the only thing you can afford and the alternative is starvation. I’m sure you could survive for a good long time on mostly those alone, supplemented by occasional meat and a bit of vegetables.

They aren’t going to provide everything the body needs though, and a more varied diet would be better.

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