GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES GPS FOOD SHOPPING PLUS INTERVENTIONS
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Announced a $5 Million Grant to Develop it's Nationwide Shopping Intervention Program
Department of Agriculture is studying food shopping patterns that may form the basis of future shopping "interventions".The study will focus on designing a food shopping curriculum because the government thinks you're to stupid to shop for yourself. ”Yes, that's right, Obama's collection of ne'er-do-wells and misfits over at the USDA will now attach a GPS to your ass and follow you while you shop at the grocery store or dine at a restaurant so researchers can conduct an "objective measure of the food environment." The study's primary director Prof. Alison Gustafson tells CNS News, “A lot of the work is on proximal deterrents and things that are close to you that would bring you to a store. For example, shopping venues that are in a person’s travel pattern. In their daily route, they may pass certain types of food establishments.“ The GPS will help us map out a travel pattern, the geographic space and the number of food venues in this space. As well as the type of grocery stores, gas stations or super centers,” Gustafson said. Gustafson explains, “The intervention that we will likely write another grant for, is so you change your shopping habits.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Announced a $5 Million Grant to Develop it's Nationwide Shopping Intervention Program
Department of Agriculture is studying food shopping patterns that may form the basis of future shopping "interventions".The study will focus on designing a food shopping curriculum because the government thinks you're to stupid to shop for yourself. ”Yes, that's right, Obama's collection of ne'er-do-wells and misfits over at the USDA will now attach a GPS to your ass and follow you while you shop at the grocery store or dine at a restaurant so researchers can conduct an "objective measure of the food environment." The study's primary director Prof. Alison Gustafson tells CNS News, “A lot of the work is on proximal deterrents and things that are close to you that would bring you to a store. For example, shopping venues that are in a person’s travel pattern. In their daily route, they may pass certain types of food establishments.“ The GPS will help us map out a travel pattern, the geographic space and the number of food venues in this space. As well as the type of grocery stores, gas stations or super centers,” Gustafson said. Gustafson explains, “The intervention that we will likely write another grant for, is so you change your shopping habits. READ ARTICLE
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