The following summary speaks for itself and I have to say I was surprised at the extent of the ruination of modern supermarkets.
Spread of Wal-Mart Supercenters Linked to Obesity
Research suggests that one additional Wal-Mart Supercenter per 100,000 residents increases individuals' probability of being obese by 2.3 percentage points, say Charles Courtemanche of the University of North Carolina and Art Carden of Rhodes College. The researchers, publishing in the Journal of Urban Economics, say their study implies that proliferation of Wal-Mart Supercenters, which offer food at highly discounted prices, explains 10.5% of the U.S. rise in obesity since the late 1980s.
Source: the daily stat from the Harvard Business Review 9th March 2011
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