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Health Minister Anna Soubry has risked controversy by claiming that she can spot poor people in the street because they are usually overweight.
The Conservative MP, who has responsibility for public health, said a culture of unhealthy TV dinners and junk food has eroded family life and that many homes no longer even have a dining table.
The MP for Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, said: ?When I go to my constituency, when I walk around, you can almost now tell somebody?s background by their weight. Obviously not everybody who is overweight comes from deprived backgrounds, but that?s where the propensity lies.?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...h-minister-says-poor-people-likely-obese.html
The Conservative MP, who has responsibility for public health, said a culture of unhealthy TV dinners and junk food has eroded family life and that many homes no longer even have a dining table.
The MP for Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, said: ?When I go to my constituency, when I walk around, you can almost now tell somebody?s background by their weight. Obviously not everybody who is overweight comes from deprived backgrounds, but that?s where the propensity lies.?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...h-minister-says-poor-people-likely-obese.html