gehzumteufel is right on the money (no pun intended).

shit food is cheaper. why? because processed junk doesnt cost as much to produce, nor expire as quickly. its far cheaper to buy 1Kg of frozen nuggets than to get a 1Kg fresh steak. canned vegetables are also cheaper than fresh ones.

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Originally posted by Lebezniatnikov I'm pretty sure that's not the case - that's why medical diets trend toward replacing bad starches, sugars, etc. with proteins and fiber, and not just a mere reduction in quanitity or even calories really.

The bottom line is physics, conservation of energy: you can't store any calories if your body uses up more energy than it takes in through food.

Some food will be worse for your health in other ways (e.g. lots of simple sugar will tend to raise insulin levels and raise risk of diabetes), but weight itself is a function of calories burned vs. calories ingested. The only exception to this is edema, where your body is storing a ton of water in addition to fat (as has happened with some enormously obese people); but that isn't a factor for most people.

But exercise is so hard.

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The "crappy food is cheap" argument doesn't make any sense. If you eat ten french fries a day and lead an active lifestyle, you're simply not going to get fatter. If a person has enough money to eat himself to obesity, then he also has the money to remain at the same weight, simply by eating less.

I'm not saying that it's easy to lose or maintain weight; for some people it's very hard. But the "cheap food makes people fat" argument flies in the face of fundamental physical facts.

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Originally posted by gehzumteufel how long has it been since you priced shitty food? i used to eat horribly and get shitty food. ive changed my diet since then and i try to eat decently. relative to how much i require just for daily consumption it would cost me $20-25/day to eat healthy. if i eat totally shitty i can eat for $8/day. if i eat decently i spend about $12/day. this is based on 2 meals per day. thats a HUGE difference.

3 cans tuna = $1.80 ~90 grams protein
1 bag brown rice = $2.55 ~666 grams carb

We're way over on RDA for calories here.

Total stands at $4.35.

Spend $15 on a 90 day daily vitamin so that's $.17 a day and our total now is: $4.52.

Take the additional $3.48 and spend it on fruits, veggies, milk, whatever. Mix it up every day.

I know it's extreme but I'm just illustrating a point. If someone wants to maintain a relatively healthy lifestyle, it doesn't have to be expensive.

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^ way to much effort on that...


this thread is stupid.

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Originally posted by Ygrene 3 cans tuna = $1.80 ~90 grams protein 1 bag brown rice = $2.55 ~666 grams carb We're way over on RDA for calories here. Total stands at $4.35. Spend $15 on a 90 day daily vitamin so that's $.17 a day and our total now is: $4.52. Take the additional $3.48 and spend it on fruits, veggies, milk, whatever. Mix it up every day. I know it's extreme but I'm just illustrating a point. If someone wants to maintain a relatively healthy lifestyle, it doesn't have to be expensive.

You forgot to factor in the requisite Chipotle budget, good Sir.

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Originally posted by Ygrene 1 bag brown rice = $2.55 ~666 grams carb

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Originally posted by chach this thread is stupid.

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Originally posted by MrJiveBoJingles It's pretty well known that in Europe and America, rates of obesity are significantly higher among the poor. Why is that the case?

believe it or not but the corn farmers are at fault.

i'm serious too. do a little research it's amazing how corn farmers control the united states.

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Originally posted by chach ^ way to much effort on that... this thread is stupid.

You've never looked at your diet like that? Aren't you trying to get big and ripped?

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