LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (Xinhua)
Children from low-income households are nearly three times more likely to be obese as children from affluent households in California, according to a new study released on Wednesday.
Statewide, 21 percent of teens living in low-income families are obese, compared to 8 percent of teens from more affluent families, researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles said in the study.
The researchers blamed the disparity in obesity on a higher intake of sugary soda and fast food, fewer opportunities to participate in organized sports, more television watched, and less general physical activity.