Do the poor really eat better?
Question and answer between the Minister of Agriculture, Lollobrigida, and the epidemiologist Lopalco
“Is it true that the poor eat better? Someone thinks that the poorest, not having the availability to buy the first thing that happens, end up finding and consuming the best quality foods in their search for the cheapest product. Unfortunately the reality is different. Economic inequalities are always associated with bad lifestyles and worse eating habits”.
The epidemiologist and regional councilor of the Democratic Party, Pierluigi Lopalco, wrote it on Facebook, speaking after the declarations of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Francesco Lollobrigida. The minister declared yesterday in Rimini during the 'Food Security and Sustainability' meeting that “In Italy we have an interclass food education: often the poor eat better, because they buy quality products from the producer and at low cost”.
Different evaluation by Lopalco according to which "it is no coincidence that obesity is more widespread in the less well-off classes and in the most disadvantaged regions". The epidemiologist then published some Istat data on his page which highlight how the consumption of foods such as vegetables, fruit and vegetables is greater among the employed than the unemployed and greater among those in managerial roles than the workers.
THE POST BY PIERLUIGI LOPALCO, TAKEN FROM HIS FACEBOOK PROFILE
Is it true that the poor eat better?
Someone thinks that the poorest, not having the availability to buy the first thing that happens, end up finding and consuming the best quality foods in their search for the cheapest product.
Unfortunately the reality is different. Economic inequalities are always associated with bad lifestyles and worse eating habits. It is no coincidence that obesity is more common in the less well-off classes and in the most disadvantaged regions.
To cut the bull's head I quickly collected some data from the ISTAT website that anyone, even a Minister, can easily access.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/economia/i-poveri-mangiano-davvero-meglio/ on Fri, 25 Aug 2023 09:28:52 +0000.