Researchers have noted the first signs of obesity in the native ethnic groups of the Yamalo-Nenets region - an autonomous district that sits on the coast of the Arctic Ocean in Northwest Siberia.
The sad thing about this whole problem is that it can simply be traced to the extremely high cost of healthy foods. When it costs 5 or 6 times more to purchase milk than sugary soft drinks, it makes it detrimental for parents to feed their kids healthy meals. The problem is not just in the North it is everywhere.
"PJB" said The sad thing about this whole problem is that it can simply be traced to the extremely high cost of healthy foods. When it costs 5 or 6 times more to purchase milk than sugary soft drinks, it makes it detrimental for parents to feed their kids healthy meals. The problem is not just in the North it is everywhere.
"ShepherdsDog" said Former mines are part of the answer. Turn them into giant greenhouses. It won't be as cheap as the south, but it'll be a damn sight cheaper.
Interesting article for sure.
Their bodies are engineered for protein, not carbs.
Thousands of years of evolution.
It's no surprise they get fat so fast from rice and pasta.
Interesting article for sure.
Their bodies are engineered for protein, not carbs.
Thousands of years of evolution.
It's no surprise they get fat so fast from rice and pasta.
So our ours.
Yours and mine for sure.
Never heard of Cream Soda on Frosted Flakes for breakfast before I moved up here....
Count Chocula with Chocolate milk was one of my faves as a teen.
Never heard of Cream Soda on Frosted Flakes for breakfast before I moved up here....
OMG that makes my teeth hurt just thinking about that...
The sad thing about this whole problem is that it can simply be traced to the extremely high cost of healthy foods. When it costs 5 or 6 times more to purchase milk than sugary soft drinks, it makes it detrimental for parents to feed their kids healthy meals. The problem is not just in the North it is everywhere.
Agreed.
Former mines are part of the answer. Turn them into giant greenhouses. It won't be as cheap as the south, but it'll be a damn sight cheaper.