Junk food a stress reliever for poor and disadvantaged, says study

Poor people facing financial worries, unemployment, crime, and housing problems turn to junk food and comfort eating to ease stress, a new report revealed today.

Poor people facing financial worries, unemployment, crime, and housing problems turn to junk food and comfort eating to ease stress, a new report revealed today.

The cross-border study also warned the bad habits can cause life-threatening health problems such as heart disease and some cancers and also bring on depression.

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