By Abdullahi Jamaa
A new study by the University of Colorado Denver shows how obesity is linked to poverty especially among children and adolescents who constantly live in poor neighborhoods.
University of Colorado researcher, Adam M. Lippert, an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, finds that, adolescents who live and consistently grow up in poor neighborhoods are more likely to become or remain obese.
Based on a survey data from students that Lippert followed for a period of 13 years, obesity looms large in the eyes of poor teenagers than those who live in non-poor neighborhoods.
According to the study, the period that one stays in a poor neighborhood between childhood and adolescent is a key factor when it comes to the risk of getting obese.
“Those who consistently live in poor neighborhoods are more likely to become or remain obese by acheter du cialis en ligne adulthood than those who never live in poor neighborhoods” finds the study
The study shows that the risk of becoming obese increases with the length of time one stays in a poor neighborhood. This means that constantly living in a poverty stricken environment makes teenagers likely to become obese in their life.
The researcher highlights the importance of providing resources to poor young people in order to improve their lives and address health risk such as obesity.
Journal Reference
A.M. Lippert. Stuck in Unhealthy Places: How Entering, Exiting, and Remaining in Poor and Nonpoor Neighborhoods Is Associated with Obesity during the Transition to Adulthood. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2016; 57 (1): 1 DOI: 10.1177/0022146515627682
