We live in the richest nation in the world, yet more than 15 percent of the population struggles to make ends meet. That 15 percent of families are only those that fit the technical definition of poverty: people making less than $11,720 per year or families of four making less than $24,492. Is a family of four living on $25,000 really much more able to afford fresh, healthy food for their kids?
The graphic below gets into some of the underlying issues that link obesity and poverty: safety issues, food deserts, and lower activity levels. There is one issue it doesn’t address that I’d like to add before sharing the graphic and accompanying article on poverty from our sister site Sustainablog.
From: eatdrinkbetter.com
