Obesity a threat to food security
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Scientists say that overweight people are a threat to future food security.
Increasing population fatness could have the same implications for world food energy demands as an extra one billion people, researchers say after examining the average weight of adults across the globe.
Scientists from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) say that tackling population weight is crucial for food security and ecological sustainability.
The United Nations predicts that by 2050 there could be a further 2.3 billion people on the planet and that the ecological implications of the rising population will be exacerbated by increases in average body mass, researchers said.
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Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/obesity-a-threat-to-food-security-20120618-20jb5.html
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I checked out a section of that map in pink . My own brother lives in a desert...... I know the area... no fast food franchises .
coincidence ?
I'm luvin it
Within that radius is a building for people with disabilities, as well as low income housing. Urban tract of 100% people with low access.
There is a city bus that runs on very limited awkward hours to get people to the store. Otherwise there are a number of expensive restaurants. The least expensive places are Dominoes and Papa Johns Pizza, Subway, Jimmy Johns and a Hardees.
There is one little quick stop with a huge candy and potato chip aisle a long with a large section of booze. Then there is a very small section short one dedicated to outrageously priced boxed canned soup dinners with the dry pasta. Also a tiny fridge with more packaged junk as well as milk, eggs, and butter, and few condiments. Lots of ice cream in the freezer.
Along with the large amount of soda, they do sell to-go bottles of junk juice, energy drinks and plenty of cold Starbucks coffee.
Cigarettes and liquor are probably what keeps them in business since the store is also located near a a college campus.
Adress:
http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-desert-locator/go-to-the-locator.aspx
yet I'm fat and he's not. I get more exercise than he does, way more.
"Unless we tackle both population and fatness - our chances are slim.”
I put a phd next to a rock yesterday, it did nothing for the rock.
You in fact could have brown bagged it. Stupid you. 
First, I do agree that buying the less processed food is cheaper and more nutritious than mcdonalds. So there are choices and absolutely many people make bad choices. But you ignore that once you're in the grocery store instead of a fast food place, the processed food can be much cheaper. We have bologna right now in our fridge that I bought during a budget demonstration for students - it was 20 cents per 12oz package. I've gotten bisquick free with coupons, pasta, and chocolate. I have gotten deals like that with produce (19 cents/lb for eggplant recently), but that's from smaller ethnic produce markets that people in most parts of the country don't have access to.
But what I see in your choices: pasta and apples are both quick carbs which will turn to glucose, which in turn will flood your blood with insulin. If that's the foundation of your diet, there are some blood sugar issues there which could lead to insulin resistance, which in turn leads to obesity. If the apple has pesticides on it, that could mess up your hormone levels and lead to obesity. If your pasta leftovers are being stored and reheated in plastics, it's possible those chemicals can leech into your food - and lead to obesity.
If you have thyroid problems, that could lead to obesity. If you're eating canned tomatoes (25 cents for a 14.5oz can at my local store this week, and considered "healthy" , they're almost always in a pba lined can, meaning you're getting extra estrogen, which leads to weight gain.
Stressed because you can't pay for basic necessities like medical care or your housing? The stress creates cortisol, which causes weight gain.
> When push comes to shove the skinny ones will doubtless sort out the others for being selfish
... and then eat them!
Seriously, I like most people I meet, but very few that much.
I would never have guessed "college student" given those superior reasoning skills.
...a stocky man who is covered in loose skin, I would recommend that everyone consume lots more starch.
Fuck trying to feed 12 calories of grain to a cow to get one calorie of meat. Not to mention how much water gets wasted this way.
Eat all the taters, brown rice, sweet potatoes, beans and quinoa you want, combined with your favorite veggies and fruits, lose weight and feel better.
Don't hate on us fatties; instead, educate us and give us better options than the dollar menu at McBurger Dump down on the corner.
Oh right, they don't count. Obviously they don't eat much at all. 
