Sunday, April 14, 2013

Low Income = Being Fat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6GUIIK2-ec


As shown in the video above, I have come to realize that having money or not having money can make all the difference throughout a daily person’s life, it can make you or break you. The notion of having money is really essential when it comes down to survival as well as being healthy. After all, without money, one’s life can result in a lack of necessary items—one being food. In the video, a political figure that goes by the name of Erick Joya conducts a self-study that consists of experiencing the life of a person that is on food stamps. Like most people on welfare, he is only allowed $28 dollars per week and can buy solely groceries with that money. As he takes a trip to the grocery store, he finds himself picking up a copy of the sales for that week. He talks about how difficult it is to only use up $28 dollars and still try to be healthy. As Erick Joya says, most of the time, the food that is the cheapest and unhealthiest is already chosen for you even before you walk in the door. Food items like canned tuna, boxes with raw pasta, tubs of butter, and yellow cheese singles aren’t the healthiest—containing high fats and is simply just not good for you. Living this lifestyle is very unhealthy for anyone and everyone. It can potentially lead to many diseases and life-changing health risks such as: high cholesterol, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

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