A new report from Statistics Canada shows that city dwellers in Canada are less likely to be overweight than those residing in rural areas, and that this tendency increases with the size of city.
"In Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, with populations of more than two million, 17 per cent of adults were obese. In cities with populations between 100,000 and two million, 24 per cent were obese, and in places with populations between 10,000 and 100,000, 30 per cent were obese.
The report suggests many factors for the differences -- such as rural residents eating smaller portions of fruits and vegetables, relying more on cars and having less access to exercise facilities, and the fact that immigrants tend to settle in large cities."
FULL STORY: City dwellers far less likely to be obese
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