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Mosby

(16,167 posts)
6. I'm saying that self report is a bad variable.
Wed May 6, 2020, 03:45 PM
May 2020
75% of Americans claim they eat healthy.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/08/03/487640479/75-percent-of-americans-say-they-eat-healthy-despite-evidence-to-the-contrary

But they don't, that's why self reporting is a weak measure.

95% of all americans don't eat nearly enough fiber:

https://www.vox.com/2019/3/20/18214505/fiber-diet-weight-loss

Most Americans don't consume enough essential fatty acids, which are essential because your body can't produce DHA and EPA effectively.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3992162/#!po=1.00000

So I'm not impressed by an article that asks people whether they are getting enough snap money. The problems with diet in this country is much more complex than that.

Hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and obesity are all very high in the US, and it's because of what people are eating, not how much.

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