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Chapter 4 SAVE YOUR CHILDREN
Obesity Pain And Poverty

Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2005–2008:
INCOME: (1) Among men, obesity prevalence is similar at all income levels (2) among black and Mexican-
American men, those with higher income are more likely to be obese than those with low income. (3) Higher
income women are less likely to be obese than low income women (4) most obese women are not low income.

EDUCATION: (1) There is no significant trend between obesity and education among men. (2) Among women,
however, there is a trend, those with college degrees are less likely to be obese compared with less educated
women. (3) Between 1988–1994 and 2007–2008 obesity increased in adults at all income and education levels.

According to The American Diabetes Association: Poverty rates and obesity were reviewed across 3,139
counties in the U.S. In contrast to international trends, people in America who live in the most poverty-dense
counties are those most prone to obesity. In 2010, 15.1% of Americans lived in poverty, based upon family
income census data. With the economic downturn, the number of people in the U.S. living in poverty rose
to 46 million people – the greatest number in more than 50 years.

According to The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC): Body Mass Index (BMI) was higher every year
between 1986 and 2002 among adults in (1) the lowest income group and (2) the lowest education group than
among those in the highest income and education groups, respectively. (Truong & Sturm, 2005). Wages were
inversely related to BMI obesity in a nationally representative sample of more than 6,000 adults – meaning,
those with low wages had increased BMI as well as increased chance of being obese. (Kim & Leigh)

On Page: 25 we saw the cost of overeating was approximately $6,000 per person, $24,000 per family of 4.
In the majority of families, this is the difference between poverty and a college education which would lead
to higher wages and less obesity. In summary: overeating directly leads to Children not affording college,
then becoming obese, resulting in ongoing PERPETUAL poverty as shown above.

IF Government & Medical Authorities Were Right - Why Did Obesity Rise So Rapidly Since 1975 ?