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FYI-Feb.2, 04
Lettuce A Luxury For The Poor
by the Associated Press
Washington-

�� For the poor, lettuce may be a luxury. Analysts have concluded that people who have to worry about missing meals choose calorie-packed foods such as pasta because they provide more energy for the buck than fruits and vegetables.

� "Energy-dense foods composed of refined grains, added sugars or fats may represent the lowest-cost option," said Adam Drewnowski, director of the Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington. For people in poverty, choosing these kinds of products " may represent a deliberate attempt to save money." he said. Drewnowski led a study that compared foods based on the cost of calories in each ounce.

Findings were published in the January issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

� Water content was a major factor. Nutrient-dense foods like pasta have little if any water, lettuce and other produce are juicy. Lettuce works as diet food because it lets people feel full on fewer calories. Drewnowski said the poor cannot afford to water down their calories.�
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This also points out to why so many poor people (ESP. Native Americans) develop diabetes.

� Please forward this to your Congress person, Mayor etc. they need to understand this.


Bet dem boyz had to go to college to figger dat one out, huh?

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