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To: one_less who wrote (73026)	6/19/2008 2:16:56 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 542214

Yes and no. I think it's way more complicated than that. For poor uneducated people who work several jobs, there may simply be very little time for them to grow gardens, and exercise. I think of some of the older McDonalds' employees I have seen- they clearly work hard, but they eat badly (and may not even know they are) and they are probably too tired to go work out after working all day. Some unhealthy people may sit around talking about other people getting all the breaks, but as a healthy person who has had all the breaks (or most of them)- I have a lot of compassion for people working really hard at the low end of the food chain. I work hard, but I belong to a really nice health club, so I can go exercise in a wonderful environment, and when I feel like I might be weak, and feel like some fast food crap, I promise myself some extra nice treat at Whole Foods if I eat right instead. It's much harder for people without resources. They say money can't buy happiness, but I think that's wrong- and money sure as heck can buy you good health and quality of life if you are proactive and educated- and don't wait until you have some chronic disease.