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Poverty and obesity: Neighborhood matters, but friends count too Poverty and obesity appear to go hand in hand — and now, a new paper shows that poor people who move out of low-income housing into better neighborhoods are much less likely to be obese or have diabetes than people who stay behind. ...

Poverty and Obesity To the Editor: A decline in overall obesity rates for New York City's children is good news (“Obesity Rate Dips for City Students, Offering Glint of Hope on Decades-Old Problem,” SchoolBook, Dec. 16). Sadly, rates for black and Hispanic children ...

Child Poverty and Obesity: How Money Issues Lead to Weight Issues : "By Rachel Lippmann-Turner on Aug 17, 2011 Child poverty rates continue to grow, with a new study finding that 20% of American children now live below the poverty line. Unfortunately, although wallets remain lean, the waist line of these economically ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Mapping obesity and poverty in the United States  - Mapping obesity and poverty in the United States ... Obesity is an intersecting issue of both 'race' and poverty in America , with complex structural ...

Mental health and obesity, along with math and reading, are issues facing kids returning to school ... - As students return to school, a national study raises concerns about staggeringly high rates of mental health issues, poverty, obesity and mortality ...

The Connection Between Obesity and Poverty : "Comparing poverty rates in the US with obesity rates, a pretty strong correlation emerges. Check out this map on poverty rates from the Census Bureau and look at this map on obesity rates, where you can see a lot of overlap. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Childhood Obesity Linked To Poverty And Parenting Style  - In 2013, 42 million infants and young children worldwide were overweight or obese. If current trends continue, that number will ...

Study: More needed to protect children from poverty, abuse, obesity  - If California's children could be thought of as a medical patient, the ... and support, high levels of poverty and narrow access to health and child care.

Study: More needed to protect children from poverty, abuse, obesity  - If California's children could be thought of as a medical patient, the ... and support, high levels of poverty and narrow access to health and child care.

Metabolic Diseases and Poverty: The Bane of the Western Diet : "The geographical spread of diabetes and obesity occurs in many of the areas stricken by poverty . The pertinent question is then, does the impoverished ... See all stories on this topic » "

The 50 US states ranked from most to least healthy - Looking at data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Medical Association, and the Census bureau, the rankings took into account everything from obesity and smoking to community and environmental factors, such as child poverty and air pollution, to public policies like ...

Your parenting style may be causing your child's obesity  - Genetics, poverty and limited access to healthy foods have long been known to affect a child's risk of obesity. But a new study suggests parenting style ...

Marin is California's healthiest county for a third straight year They also considered other measures such as smoking and obesity rates, teen births, preventable hospital stays, childhood poverty rates, education and air pollution levels. The report also has some new measures this year, including the number of ... Ireland | United Kingdom | America | Las Américas | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Study Finds Link Between Obesity And Poverty: Poorer Children Three Times As Likely To Be Fat  - The authors of the study took note of the children's health and environment behaviors. They examined factors such as mothers who smoked during ...

Solano and Napa high in obesity rate The information is based on the 2009 California Health Interview Survey, they said. The report shows, for instance, that fewer adults live in poverty in Solano (33 percent) and Napa counties than the 34 percent state average. The data shows that nearly ...

Poverty leaves its mark on DNA, researchers find : iStock Adults who grew up in poverty show changes in the "programming" of their DNA that may be linked to health problems such as obesity and autoimmune diseases, Canadian and British researchers have found. Researchers had previously known that DNA is ... CBC.ca

Moving to less poor area may help fight obesity : Poor women, who moved to lower- poverty neighbourhoods, showed better Type 2 diabetes control and other health benefits, say US researchers who called for changes in government initiatives to fight obesity. In an experiment described in Wednesday's ... CBC.ca

Poverty linked to poor health "For the unhealthiest counties, there is a complete link to poverty ," she said. "That takes in the issues of obesity, access to health care, enough places to exercise, tobacco use and more. "To address them would represent a complete cultural change. ...

This is the healthiest county in America - This is the healthiest county in America ... obesity, and social factors like housing conditions, poverty rates, and crime, and narrowed down the top 500 ...

Death rate from childbirth rises in California : " Older mothers, obesity, poverty and C-sections were blamed on the spike in maternal deaths. The rate of women dying from pregnancy-related complications has increased at a "statistically significant" pace, according to a long-awaited report on maternal ... California Watch "