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

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 11:56 in Health & Medicine

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.

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