Feature Story

March 9, 2010

Study finds that low-income women living in small cities have higher chance of obesity

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News:

A recent Kansas State University study found that the availability of supermarkets -- rather than the lack of them -- increased the risk of obesity for low-income women living in small cities. This suggests that policies to increase healthful eating behaviors might need to be tailored based on geographic location. The findings showed that limited availability of grocery stores did not contribute to an increased risk of obesity in metropolitan or rural areas. Read more from this post.