Low income kids more often overweight: Childhood obesity, poverty, poor diets

Low income kids are more often overweight than children in moderate to high income families. IANS reported Jan. 9, that childhood obesity is linked to poverty in a direct one-to-one correspondence. For every one percent drop in low income status, children and teens were 1.17 percent more likely to be overweight or obese. The University of Michigan study, published in Childhood Obesity, looked at roughly 112,000 Massachusetts students for poverty and obesity links. It correlated overall community childhood obesity rates with lower income status. It factored in family food stamps, free and reduced lunch and transitional aid eligibility. Low income kids more often overweight: Childhood obesity, poverty, poor diets