So if I want a 99 cent soda instead of spending four bucks on juice, I'm not alone. I don't drink soda often because I usually drink tea. But good foods like fruit and juices and healthy vegetables should not be considered luxuries. Far too often these foods are the last to go into the cart because what is filling must be budgeted for first. So obesity is now recognized as a hallmark of poverty.
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Despite the gravity of the problem, it is not evident that reducing obesity is among the top global policy priorities, the report said. Responses to the obesity epidemic have ranged from doing nothing to trying to promote healthier behaviors through taxes, bans or restrictions on certain foods and awareness campaigns. There have also been extreme cases in Japan where fines have been imposed to employees exceeding certain waistline limits.