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'"But the trouble is that intelligent, cultivated people, the very people who might be expected to have liberal opinions, never do mix with the poor. For what do the majority of educated people know about poverty?'" ~ Orwell

~ https://owlcation.com/humanities/Introducing-George-Orwells-1933-book-Down-and-Out-in-Paris-and-London

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"The prevalence of obesity was found to be seven times higher among women from the lowest social class than those reared in the highest class. Later, Stunkard speculated that there were three possible relationships: obesity influences SES; SES influences obesity; or some other factor influences both."

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gravity-weight/201809/the-body-metaphor-social-class-and-obesity

"Furthermore, in more recent years, 'virtually all social groups are increasingly affected by obesity' such that even though women of a higher SES in developed countries may still value being thin, 'our obesogenic environment may make it increasingly difficult for women of any class group' to maintain that ideal. McLaren also noted that the body, incorporating appearance, type, and behavior, can be seen as a social metaphor for a person’s status, an idea borrowed from the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Social class, therefore, is not just about wealth, but 'a constellation of attributes' (e.g. accent, body shape) that become highly valued.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-gravity-weight/201809/the-body-metaphor-social-class-and-obesity

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"it's not clear whether the lower income and earning potential result in obesity, or whether being obese leads to a lower socioeconomic status."

https://www.vox.com/cards/obesity-weight-loss-diet/obesity-poor-less-educated