Putting the hungry on a diet?
Seems like the Atkins crazy is definately over. Now all the unsold Atkins products are showing up in food pantries. The food companies are dumping unsold product, but here is the kicker:
Even so, the bigger problem facing most of the region is obesity. An Appalachian Regional Commission study last year showed that the mountain region had higher rates of premature deaths caused by heart disease, diabetes and cancer than the nation as a whole and that obesity was more prevalent than in the rest of the country.
Seems like the Atkins crazy is definately over. Now all the unsold Atkins products are showing up in food pantries. The food companies are dumping unsold product, but here is the kicker:
Even so, the bigger problem facing most of the region is obesity. An Appalachian Regional Commission study last year showed that the mountain region had higher rates of premature deaths caused by heart disease, diabetes and cancer than the nation as a whole and that obesity was more prevalent than in the rest of the country.