Overweight? Poor? Rich? Lean?

I've thought about it and it seems as though the largest grouping of overweight people has "shifted places" from in the past. I don't know if I phrased this correctly but what I mean is this: It seems that in the past, one might think more of overweight people as those who had more "lives of luxury" and it seemed almost more a trait of the "upper class" to be somewhat overweight (at least in comparison to middle/lower classes). The poorer classes who had more strenuous work and less money to put food on the table would be the leaner ones in the picture.

This picture is no longer an accurate illustration of this issue. Now, it seems that the problem has shifted to poorer classes of people seeming to suffer from obesity more. Being fit and in shape is almost a sign of living a more affluent life. What has happened to change things? The foods that are the cheapest now are some of the worst foods. All of the menu items at fast food restaurants that are offering $1 items are mostly unhealthy foods. Unhealthy foods are becoming the cheapest foods. Healthier fares are something you need to shell out a little bit more for and for poorer families, there often isn't an option to increase the food budget. This often means that the unhealthier foods are what gets consumed by poorer families. Aside from the costs of food seeming to increase with the healthy content of the food, there are additional costs for gyms. The gyms need their dues which is yet one more bill to add onto budgets. Many people don't, won't or can't adjust their budgets to fit this bill in. Then there is the time needed to even spend at the gym. If you are working long hours and can't find the time to get into the gym, then you also can't make the gym workouts a reality.

Being in good health and fit and trim can now be associated with having the time and money to get to gyms and workout to stay in shape as well as having the money to afford to eat healthy enough. Just my thoughts and not the final word on the situation but the topic had been in my mind...