Experts See Connection Between Economic Crisis, Poor Nutrition
By Hugh C. McBride
Health experts are warning that a continuing economic crisis in the United States may affect poor Americans in their waistlines as well as their pocketbooks. As one scientist observed, "obesity is the toxic consequence of a failing economy."
An article in the May 14 edition of the Philadelphia Enquirer quotes University of Washington epidemiologist Adam Drewnowski as stating that rising food prices are making it more difficult for lower-income individuals to purchase healthier foods.
"The food crisis will make obesity and attendant diabetes even more rampant," Drewnowski predicted. "Fruits, vegetables and fish are becoming luxury goods completely out of reach of many people."
In an April 14 article, Associated Press business reporter Ellen Simon wrote that the United State is "wrestling with the worst food inflation in 17 years." Influences such as changing weather patterns, a weakened dollar, and rising fuel costs have contributed to a 4-percent increase in food costs last year, a trend that most experts expect to continue throughout 2008. Recent dramatic rises in the price of staples such as corn, rice, and wheat has caused concern - and a few riots - in impoverished communities around the globe.
Dr. Walter Willett, chairman of the department of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, told HealthDay News earlier this year that diet and nutrition among low-income individuals is "a very serious issue, because ... low-quality diets are usually characterized by large amounts of starch and refined sugar. So, we're talking about empty calories that predispose people to becoming overweight and definitely increase the risk for heart disease and diabetes."
The connection between obesity and poverty is not a new concept to Drewnowski, who published a paper on the topic in the January 2004 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Following the publication of that paper, Drewnowski told a University of Washington News reporter that "Energy-dense foods rich in starch, sugar, or fat are the cheapest option for the consumer. As long as the healthier [options] remain more expensive, obesity will continue to be a problem for the working poor."
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