Why is obesity more prevalent among people of lower socioeconomic status?


Less access to information about nutrition and health.
Less access to health care providers.
Less access to the fitness facilities in a community.
Less time and income to participate in organized fitness programs.
Often turn to food as way of coping with stresses of poverty.

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