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Does poverty make people obese, or is it the other way around? - By Daniel Engber - Slate Magazine Sociologists describe these patterns in terms of social gradients. The "health-wealth gradient" refers to the fact that, as a general rule, the richer you are, the healthier you are. This applies across different countries and across the full range of social classes within the same country. (It's not just that the very poorest people are sick.) No one knows exactly what causes the health-wealth gradient or why it's so resilient. It may be that rich people have access to better health care. Or, as we've seen, it could be that being sick costs you money. Then there's the possibility that poor people have a greater incentive to behave in unhealthy ways: Since they don't have as much money to spend on happiness, they "spend" their health instead. (The pleasures of smoking and eating, for example, are easy on the wallet and hard on the body.)

ScienceDirect - Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases : Carbohydrate restriction favorably alters lipoprotein metabolism in Emirati subjects classified with the metabolic syndrome Carbohydrate restriction favorably alters lipoprotein metabolism in Emirati subjects classified with the metabolic syndrome Purchase the full-text article References and further reading may be available for this article. To view references and further reading you must purchase this article. T. Al-Sarraja, H. Saadic, J.S. Volekb and M.L. Fernandeza, Corresponding Author Contact Information aDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, 3624 Horsebarn Road Ext, U 4017, Storrs, CT 06269, USA bDepartment of Internal Medicine, United Arab Emirate University, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates cDepartment of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA Received 10 March 2009; revised 4 June 2009; accepted 8 June 2009. Available online 12 September 2009. Abstract Background an...

Fruits, vegetables and coronary heart disease : Abstract : Nature Reviews Cardiology Fruits, vegetables and coronary heart disease See also: Correspondence by Ghayur & Janssen Luc Dauchet1, Philippe Amouyel1 & Jean Dallongeville1 About the authors Top of page Abstract Diet plays an important part in the maintenance of optimal cardiovascular health. This Review summarizes the evidence for a relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and the occurrence of coronary heart disease. This evidence is based on observational cohort studies, nutrition prevention trials with fruit and vegetables, and investigations of the effects of fruit and vegetables on cardiovascular risk factors. Most of the evidence supporting a cardioprotective effect comes from observational epidemiological studies; these studies have reported either weak or nonsignificant associations. Controlled nutritional prevention trials are scarce and the existing data do not show any clear protective effects of ...