Healthyday News blogs about how poverty correlates with weight gain. It’s not surprising. The fastest I gained weight was right after graduation. I worked a part time job and ate mac-n-cheese almost every night, and cheap fast food when I was in a hurry. White bread was the cheapest, whole grain almost double. Who wanted to double or triple their grocery bill?

But simple carbohydrates and sugar are the cheapest to pump out, and they’ll get you every time. It’s a sad and frustrating place to be.