re: #563 Jadespring

The researchers found that one new Walmart supercentre per 100,000 residents meant an average weight gain of 1.5 pounds per person sometime over a 10-year period dating from the store’s opening. It also boosted the obesity rate by 2.3 percentage points, meaning that for every 100 people, two who weren’t obese ended up in that category after a superstore opened.

I’m not buying it. Too many variables. How does that compare with non-walmart areas? People are getting fat in China and Europe too but it’s not walmart. It’s not even Mcdonalds. I’m pretty convinced it’s just chemical laden processed food. It doesn’t matter where they actually purchase the crap.