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To: Snowshoe who wrote (57637)	12/26/2004 2:37:36 PM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 74559

Snow, I guess you are right. There are plenty of poor whites who are essentially eating the same diet as poor blacks do. And I also agree with Malcolm that it is a part of the heritage from the slavery (for African Ameircans). Although I will add one point: this heritage is further enhanced by the big food corporations of the US in modern society. Poor people are more price-sensitive, and the food companies deliberately take advantage of this, and sell the less salty, less greasy staff at a higher cost, and even if they actually cheaper to make. It does not make sense economically, but it does make sense in terms of higher profit for food companies themselves. And those higher profit is translated into higher cost for health care in general.

To: Snowshoe who wrote (57637)	12/26/2004 2:37:48 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Snow, I guess you are right. There are plenty of poor whites who are essentially eating the same diet as poor blacks do. And I also agree with Malcolm that it is a part of the heritage from the slavery (for African Americans). Although I will add one point: this heritage is further enhanced by the big food corporations of the US in modern society. Poor people are more price-sensitive, and the food companies deliberately take advantage of this, and sell the less salty, less greasy staff at a higher cost, and even if they actually cheaper to make. It does not make sense economically, but it does make sense in terms of higher profit for food companies themselves. And those higher profit is translated into higher cost for health care in general.