Fast Food’s Complicated History with Lower-Income Consumers
“It’s hard to discuss the relationship between fast food and low-income consumers without raising eyebrows and, in some cases, inviting controversy. After all, policymakers and health researchers routinely point to legacy chains as key contributors to rising obesity rates and poor health among less-affluent Americans. In recent years, legislation has even gone so far as banning trans fats and leveraging taxes on unhealthy items like soda”