Out of reach? Rural elders have highest rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease

Despite living in the countryside where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agricultural production, California's more than half a million rural elders are far more likely to be overweight or obese, physically inactive and food insecure than their suburban counterparts, according to a new study. All three conditions are risk factors for heart disease, diabetes and repeated falls -- conditions also more prevalent among rural elders.

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