Do you remember the documentary about fast food restaurants like McDonalds that are placed in low-income neighborhoods cause huge jump in obesity? The residents in those areas tend to gain quite a bit of weight.
People with little money don't really have much of a choice when it comes to eating out options.
A cheap fat-filled hamburger looks like a great deal and they can get a few of them but they are full of empty calories and a terrible health risk.
There hasn't just been one documentary on the subject either.
This has become a huge issue in many areas and many people have covered reporting this situation.
New York's Area Council got involved and put into effect new labeling laws that it thought would help to handle this issue.
Even with the new laws things haven't changed.
According to a recent survey New York's poor people are still victims of a terrible diet in their low-income neighborhoods.
Contradicting this is the metropolis.
They (McDonald's and KFC) seem to think that men and women are ordering food with less fat and calories.
How could this be when an independent shows otherwise? It just doesn't seem right.
Something to consider when looking at these figure is the fact that healthier chains such as Subway offer low-cost sandwiches that they sell a great deal of.
These numbers are lumped into the reports with the unhealthy restaurants making them appear better than they are.
It makes for very inaccurate information and the appearance of false reporting.
In all reality thins is misrepresentation of facts that could end up being deadly.
The studies by the metropolis are looking at what occurs in wealthier neighborhoods where the people can afford and tend to get their fast food at restaurants like Subway.
They are using this information to 'pad' the numbers in the poorer neighborhoods.
Basically the City's report is of no use.
People in poor neighborhoods are continuing to the exact same thigh they were in the first place.