Title: Urbanwallet
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Poverty As a Disease: How Being Poor Affects Your Health
Content: Even if they do, healthy food is generally expensive. To make their food budget stretch, many people opt for high-calorie, high-fat food which is usually the cheapest. Such a diet frequently leads to obesity. Not knowing when you will eat your next meal or if it will be enough is a major source of stress for both adults and children living in poverty. This stressor with others contributes to a greater likelihood of inflammatory diseases. It also puts individuals living in poverty at an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Living in Suboptimal Housing
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Another source of stress for people living in poverty is their housing situation. Many low-income neighborhoods are also dangerous. People are sometimes forced to take up residence in overcrowded living situations or places without proper sanitation. Living in suboptimal housing causes stress that impacts multiple systems in the body.