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

Iconoclast@feddit.uk ⁨13⁩ ⁨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 ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
No if course not, but that is something entirely different that cost being the issue

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- Iconoclast@feddit.uk ⁨13⁩ ⁨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 ⁨13⁩ ⁨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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