Diet Flashcards
How much of a poorer person’s salary is used up if they would meet government guidelines for a healthy diet?
A healthy diet recommended by the government costs around a third of a poorer person’s income
How much money is taken up by a richer person’s salary to maintain a governments healthy diet
For a richer person’s salary it will only cost them 12% of their income/salary to stay in like within the governments recommended healthy diet
Analysis of a healthy diet set by the government
This is important because this causes more health inequalities as well as people with more money will be able to get healthier food and meet government requirements compared to people with less money who aren’t able to afford much or any healthy food and mainly end up buying and eating cheaper unhealthier options like bread sweets etc which will most likely cause health problems for them.
Why might poorer people buy unhealthy food
They may not have access to shops that sell healthy food around their homes and may end up going to local shops like corner shops which don’t typically sell healthy foods.
Statistics of people not living close to good shops
12% of people have said that not living close to shops that sell healthier food with low costs makes it harder to be able to eat healthier and 7% of people have said they do not have a car to travel to shops that sell healthier food.
Analysis of poorer people not living near good shops
This shows that people with low income are the most likely ones that end up with health problems as they cannot access healthier food easily which since they cannot access these shops easily or even afford to go to these shops they end up going to less expensive shops to save money, compared to wealthier people who are more likely to be able to travel easier to shops and afford healthier food.
