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k2qb3

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7. Agree...

Reply to Mosby (Reply #6)

Wed May 6, 2020, 04:00 PM

May 2020

Half of the supposedly underfed kids are probably obese.

We do have a serious problem with malnutrition in this country, but it isn't because food isn't available.

It's because Americans eat 150lbs of sugar a year on average and are getting more calories from carbohydrates than they need total.

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Nearly 1 in 5 young children in the United States are not getting enough to eat, new research found. [View all] spanone May 2020 OP

I wonder what the President will say about this? gratuitous May 2020 #1

I imagine he couldn't care less. spanone May 2020 #2

The least of his concerns. Newest Reality May 2020 #5

The "surveys" rely on self report data. Mosby May 2020 #3

You're dismissing this report? spanone May 2020 #4

I'm saying that self report is a bad variable. Mosby May 2020 #6

Agree... k2qb3 May 2020 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2020 #8