"When many cures are offered for a disease, it means the disease is not curable" -Anton Chekhov
''Once you tell people there's a cure for something, the more likely they are to pressure doctors to prescribe it.'' -Robert Ehrlich, drug advertising executive.
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Conflicting Data: While doing some research for a Tech Central Station column, I came across this from the USDA:
*A greater percentage of white Americans (59%) eat out compared to black Americans (51%).
*More high-income Americans (65%) eat out than low-income (45%).
*The most popular foods eaten outside of the home were beverages, followed by lettuce salads, sandwiches, and french fries.
So, if the restaurant industry is responsible for the obesity epidemic, then why is it that obesity occurs disproportionately in black Americans and the poor (at least among women) and not rich white people ? And if hamburgers are the problem, why aren’t they consumed with more frequency than salads? posted by Sydney on
5/27/2003 07:36:00 AM
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