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    Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf 18 Apr 2017
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    Contrary to popular belief, the poor do not eat more fast food than the rich. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1570677X16300363 …pic.twitter.com/Q0TNm3U7yD

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      2. Paul Ryder‏ @Rydo111 19 Apr 2017
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        The question is wrong.The issue is cheap food which is processed,full of sugar, mostly based on carbs, and generally not fresh. --> diabetes

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      3. Tucker Goodrich‏ @TuckerGoodrich 19 Apr 2017
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        And includes lots of omega-6 fats, which play a central role.

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      2. Glitch in the Veil‏ @glitchveil 19 Apr 2017
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        Why are the poor (in general) more unhealthy and overweight then? 🤔

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      3. Pariya Coene‏ @pariya 21 Apr 2017
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        1.) I raised two kids on ~$10 dollars a week. We ate potatoes, puffed rice cereal with water, peanut butter, cheap white bread...

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      1. Simon‏ @complexsimon 18 Apr 2017
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        Another interesting study that breaks a similar fallacy. http://www.econ3x3.org/article/how-effective-vat-zero-rating-pro-poor-policy …

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      1. Hem Nao!‏ @menosave 19 Apr 2017
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        Replying to @DegenRolf @Jesse_Livermore

        how but junk food

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        pic.twitter.com/yzPIX6ye93

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      1. #GeorgeFloyd #BLM #ImWithMaitliss‏ @mspjmason 19 Apr 2017
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        Replying to @DegenRolf @DrEades

        Prob true, FF too exp. BUT I bet they eat more crap food, stuff in boxes, because that is cheaper, and beige foods because they are filling!

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      1. maxim berdichevsky 贝迈信‏ @MaximCDA 20 Apr 2017
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        Actually it's kind of expensive to eat fast food these days.

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      1. Hobbes Boyce 🇦🇺‏ @BoyceH00 19 Apr 2017
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        Evidence confirming the long understood fact that Americans are both fat & tasteless (regardless of socioeconomic reality)😂#culture

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