Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i...
by etchalon on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @01:40AM
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The importance of the study I linked is that it examined consumption in low-income populations, and not the broader public.
As my point was that sugary drinks were a function of caloric replacement, and not preference, for low-income people – as was my lived experience – the study was relevant as it's the type of result you'd expect were that to be the case.
I was not arguing that sugary drinks don't contribute to obesity in the general public.
As my point was that sugary drinks were a function of caloric replacement, and not preference, for low-income people – as was my lived experience – the study was relevant as it's the type of result you'd expect were that to be the case.
I was not arguing that sugary drinks don't contribute to obesity in the general public.