Childhood Poverty Shapes Lifelong Food Habits

Robert Gene Smith has posted a YouTube video:

You didn’t learn to eat like that by accident. She told me, “We were poor.” Church suppers meant one thing. Eat fast, clean your plate, get as much as you can before it’s gone. That wasn’t greed. That was survival. Food became urgency. Safety. Scarcity wired into the nervous system. Those early rules don’t disappear just because life changes. They keep running in the background long after the danger is gone. You’re not broken. You’re loyal to an old program that once kept you safe. And programs can be updated. What early experiences have shaped your relationship with food? Share your thoughts below. I'd love to read them.

• https://goe.ac/youtube/cDBxrkwyljc

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