Cisco
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What Has Free Trade Done for Mexico? Create an Obesity and Diabetes Epidemic
http://www.alternet.org/economy/what-has-free-trade-done-mex...
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Fat Free Trade
I THOUGHT there were a LOT of Gordos (and Gordas) in the land of Tacos, Tamales and Tequila long ago.
It SURE seemed so.
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#1 is always a genetic predisposition
#2 is lifestyle
part of their lifestyle is drinking sodas
no country consumes more Coke per capita than Mexico
no surprise then that the former president Fox was previously the supervisor of CocaCola operations Mexico (plus the rest of Latin America)
and no surprise that during presidency Coke sales rose 50%
no NAFTA involved
Harald Pietschmann
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The irony in all this is that Mexico grows so much produce and Mexicans have access to a lot of seafood, some very healthy alternatives to the
processed foods.
But lots of seafood is out of the financial reach of a lot of Mexicans and so much of the really good produce goes NOB, where it can command higher
prices.
Every problem in the world always boils down to economics. Always has. Probably always will.
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Usually short term economics.
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Population has some impact too, however, "money" is right at the top ... stir in religion .... and then what do ya got 
[Edited on 4-16-2015 by wessongroup]
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the young generation of many developing countries has gotten fat,... it is due to availability of cheap processed foods replacing traditional diets.
same problem exists in the USA. processed ready-to-eat foods are cheap, but bad for you. kids in USA are getting fat too.
mega corporations are selling us poisonous foods. and we are all too stupid to realize it!
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One more vote for 'Economics'
The article was interesting for the trends it described, but to blame the Evil Corporations for making a profit by selling people what they want is
missing the point!
I started traveling to mainland Mexico with my parents in 1957 (to Manzanillo), and the main difference I see is there is a much more prosperous
middle class, and even the people who are just getting by have a much greater choice of where they will spend their money.
The foods I enjoyed most on out trips were all the wonderful desserts and snacks, heavy carb and fat loaded main dishes, and dirt cheap sodas and
juices everywhere. My mom made sure we ate plenty of fresh fruits and more fish than I wanted, but if I had my choice of the foods available, I would
have been a butterball years ago!
Fast forward fifty plus years and the high carb, high fat diet is not only more affordable for most people, it is convenient.
We can see how ineffective nutritional education has been in the US, so what is the solution?
Restrict peoples right to choose?
Reduce peoples disposable income?
It really is all about economics and choices, with a bit of genetics thrown in.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Educate the populace that corporations pushing this crap don't give crap about anything but making the biggest profit possible.
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Education is the key. Instead, the fed govt decided to raise taxes on sugar soda to reduce its consumption. No education campaign. The result: poorer,
ignorant, fat people hooked on sugar and caffeine. Just check and see what people buy at those oxxo's..... beside beer and junk snacks..
[Edited on 4-17-2015 by LOSARIPES]
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Education is the ANSWER ?
Evidence of THAT can be seen in the growing popularity of Lite Beer among Mexicans.
OR, it may simply be as one Mexican friend answered awhile back when I asked WHY Bud Light had become so popular in
a country known for so much Good (if not great) Beer.
"It means that we can Drink MORE" !
BTW, as I have asked before when a Liberal spews the Education Scheisse concerning folks filling up their frame on Fat................
"Is it YOUR position that ALL of THOSE people are THAT Stupid" ?
To which, I've always gotten a Weasel-Worded reply.
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As a type 2 pre diabetic, the truth is that diabetes is on the rise since the numbers associated with diabetes were lowered several years ago. So my
blood sugar levels that I have now would not have been out of the range several years ago.
So when you hear about a rise in certain malady make sure that you do some back ground research to find out if the standards have changed.
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