Comment on Teens using AI meal plans could be eating too few calories — equivalent to skipping a meal

• Iconoclast@feddit.uk ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Yeah because poor people are famously known for switching to home cooked vegan meals which naturally decreases their calorie intake.

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  • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    No if course not, but that is something entirely different that cost being the issue

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    • Iconoclast@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Cost isn’t the only issue but it plays a big factor and this is a well established fact I didn’t think I’d even need to debate.

      High calorie and low nutrition food (processed snacks, sugary drinks, fast food, refined carbs, and added fats/sugars) are cheaper per calorie than their nutrient-dense higher quality counterparts (fresh vegetables, fruits, lean proteins, whole grains, etc.).

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      • ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It is not “well established”, your own link only lists it as one possibility out of several, and is by no means conclusive.

        also from your source:

        Limited time and resources: Another theory suggestsTrusted Source that people with low food security have limited time, knowledge, and resources to engage in healthy eating and exercise.

        This is a highly complex issue, and cost doesn’t seem to be the main driver at all, definitely not conclusively.

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