Poverty and Obesity in the U.S.
   High-income countries have greater rates of obesity than middle- and
   obesity; for instance, with economic growth in China and India, obesity
   that greater obesity tracks with greater wealth (2,3).
   accordingly has high obesity rates; one-third of the population has
   obesity plus another third is overweight. The situation is predicted to
   worsen; rising childhood obesity rates forewarn of worsening statistics
   influences that impact obesity (5).
   Are poverty and obesity associated? Poverty rates and obesity were
   poverty-dense counties are those most prone to obesity (Fig. 1A).
   Counties with poverty rates of >35% have obesity rates 145% greater
   25% (median household income, $32,679). A: County age-adjusted obesity
   rates by poverty quintile. B: County obesity rates vs. county
   How is poverty linked to obesity? It has been suggested that
   reason as to why obesity tracks with poverty.
   health, obesity, diabetes, other metabolic diseases, and premature
   obesity, chronic metabolic disease, and cardiovascular death (9). More
   than half of county-to-county variance in obesity can be accounted for
   have the greatest sedentariness (Fig. 1C) and obesity.
   poverty-dense counties may be more sedentary and bear greater obesity
   sedentariness and obesity. It is an urgent matter to address—both rates
   of childhood obesity and poverty are concomitantly on the rise (1,2).
   The link between obesity, inactivity, and poverty may be too costly to
   ignore because obesity-associated chronic disease already accounts for
   represents, 15,483,000 people, ∼5 million with obesity and ∼1 million
   figures to the health care costs of other chronic obesity-associated
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