by Stephanie Brail

As obesity soars in America, studies are finding that access to good food is a problem for less affluent Americans. HealthDay recently reported that poorer Americans not only have issues with affording quality food, but they have fewer places to buy good foods. One prime suspect: the convenience store now outnumbers the grocery store in many rural areas. The findings come from studies by the Journal of the American Dietetic Association in their November 2007 issue on poverty and human development.

According to the HealthDay article: "People with more money eat more fruits and vegetables than those with less money, research shows. In turn, poorer people also assume a greater disease burden relative to their wealthier counterparts."

I recently posted a blog entry on the potential for bras to cause breast cancer. The idea is that bras can constrict the natural flow of lymph that collects wastes for removal from the body. The concept is not proven, but nor is it disproven.

So I was absolutely shocked to see a news article today "debunking" cancer "myths." Actually, no "myths" were disproven whatsoever...what they did for this "study" was simply survey people to see what they believed. And apparently, those of us who think it's possible that bras could cause breast cancer - or harsh chemicals in cosmetics might cause cancer too - are just undereducated idiots.

What's even more funny is that they actually acknowledge that some of these myths aren't fully disproven...just "unlikely."