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Re:How the sugar industry shaped key government research abo... by task_queue on Friday March 13, 2015 @01:00PM (#9198219)
That's a nice belief, but evidence shows people choose junk food because of availability, price, associated preparation time and a lack of nutritional education.

The further down the income ladder you go the more those factors come into play rather than the simplistic "it tastes good" conclusion.

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Re:How the sugar industry shaped key government research abo... by refurb on Friday March 13, 2015 @03:23PM (#9199387)
evidence shows people choose junk food because of availability, price, associated preparation time and a lack of nutritional education.

Oh I believe it. I would just phrase it as: people take the easy way out when it comes to eating. They prefer something that is front of them, cheap and they don't need to cook.

You can't ignore personal responsibility. Plenty of poor folks eat health meals.

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