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[mynah]

With poor people, I take it you mean those who are not poor enough to be actually starving. They tend to have diets consisting mostly of starchy foods, which are cheaper than the variety of healthy foods stocked mostly in upmarket shops. Also, they are less likely to afford gyms or health clubs, or to buy workout apparatus. It has also been found (surprise, surprise!) that less attractive people (including many obese people) are less likely than their beautiful counterparts to find wealthy partners - even though they are not markedly less likely to get married.