Rural = Fat?

A new study indicates that here is a higher rate of obesity in people living in rural areas than in urban areas, with two major factors identified as potential causes:

• Richer diets with more deserts and sweets.
• Less physical activity than in the past because of mechanized farming.

     Certainly the Southern states rank toward the top in both obesity and in being largely rural.

     The study looked at actual measurements rather than self-reported height and weight, which as we all know, can be less than accurate.