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ZIP codes and property values predict obesity rates

Neighborhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a study from the University of Washington being published online this week by the journal Social Science and Medicine. Researchers found six-fold differences in obesity rates between the richest and poorest ZIP codes.

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