Article pertains to the rises of obesity in children in rural areas. It was reported that from the urban areas 16% of the students participating in the study were considered obese. In the rural areas 20% qualified as obese.
One of the beliefs for the increase is , with fewer family farms and more mechanization, children are not burning many calories, but they're still eating high-calorie meals
http://www.king5.com/health/stories/NW_031305HEBruralobesitySW.134d4a33a.html
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