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The link between higher gas prices and potentially lower obesity rates is starting to show signs in my area. As major consumers of fast food because of its lower cost, lower class individuals, who are most directly affected by higher gas prices, seem to be walking and riding bicycles more because they can't afford gas. Incidentally, these just so happen to be the same people who normally cannot afford health coverage to deal with the affects of poor diet and lack of exercise. It all makes sense to me, and I have actually been preaching the benefits of higher gas prices for the past couple of months now, noticing the subtle changes. When I moved to the area I live in, I was one of maybe 4 people using bicycles as a main form of transportation. After 6 months and a fifty cent increase in gas prices, I would now estimate at least 100 people regularly using bicycles to get around (I live in a small town).