Study Says New Yorkers Are Less Tempted To Snack

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Say what? There's a study out that claims Manhattan shops are less likely to carry unhealthy snacks (candies, chips, sodas, etc). According to researchers at the Tulane University School of Public Health, we're at less of a risk of coming into contact with snacks at the checkout than anywhere else in the country. The NY Post points out that Manhattan's obesity rate is 16%, as compared to the rest of the country at 33%—which may be related.

While they note that 95% of drugstores sell snacks (putting us in front of additional calories at every turn of the corner!), allegedly elsewhere in the country there are an alarming amount of hardware, clothing and auto repair shops selling food. And with that, the rest of the nation gets tempted more often to indulge in calorie-dense delicacies (just two snacks a week could add up to 1 lb. a year).

However, does the rest of the country have gourmet ice cream, waffle and various dessert trucks following them around their streets? Surely those suckers are more tempting than Ace Hardware candy bars.

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By Jen Carlson in Food on February 1, 2010 1:40 PM

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JenChungsBaby

All the bulimic runway models skew the curve. What's the percentage for below-96th vs. above-96th?

NannyState

Above the 96th Parallel is the Sea of Obesity.

Wza

Manhattan is expensive.

Durr.

Ed

16% ? Maybe in Soho but a quick analysis of the number 2/3 trains proves otherwise.

babyhitler

when all your money goes to rent, video games, beer and prostitutes then food gets kind of expensive.

schadenfreudian mensch

You forgot bail money.

Dead Himmler

You forgot about the drugs.

Kevin Walsh

In most other cities you have to drive to get anywhere. New Yorkers have to walk a lot more. That doesn't allow the poundage to add up quite as fast as elsewhere.

www.forgotten-ny.com

Trilby16

I think the real reason Manhattanites are less fat than the rest of the country is two-fold: We walk, and we have self-respect. No offense, fatties!

schadenfreudian mensch

Apparently you haven't been down in the subway in a while. More times than not it's like a cattle car with all the fat cows taking 2 or 3 seats.

Nyctini11

Agreed, i was reading those stats thinking, wow, am i the only one who feels like they are constantly surrounded and forced to deal with this 16%? i don't these stats are too accurate.

goyogago

when duane reade charges $1.29 for a Snickers, it's easy to say no.

schadenfreudian mensch

But hey you can get M&M's from the kids selling them for a dolla in the subway so they can keep outta trouble or for their basketball/hockey/baseball/skiing/football/triathlon uniforms and how can you say no to such noble cause.

Aveais Essex

Yeah! Fuck those kids. They're hurting...who, exactly?

schadenfreudian mensch

I'm sorry where did I say they were hurting?? Reading comprehension should be your top priority.

Aveais Essex

Just re-read your post, and I now clearly see that your comments were totally sincere. I hastily surmised that you were hitting us with the totally predictable, utterly misinformed, and clumsily sarcastic word-vomit that is all too typical on Gothamist.

My bad.