Poverty Equals Obesity? Study Bucks Common Wisdom - FoxNews.com
They found income does not greatly affect whether a man is obese but that education seems to affect both sexes.
"Among men, obesity prevalence is generally similar at all income levels, with a tendency to be slightly higher at higher income levels," the team at the National Center for Health Statistics wrote.
Obesity is a growing problem for U.S. policymakers. Two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, with 72 million U.S. adults, or 26.7 percent, being obese, with a body mass index or BMI, of 30 or more.
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