Children hear the message every day: Make healthy choices.
But sometimes they have no choice, concludes a major Washington State University study that linked childhood obesity in Spokane to factors beyond the control of kids and their families.
Perhaps the most surprising factor is fear, especially in low-income, high-crime neighborhoods in Spokane, where parents are reluctant to let their children go outside to play or exercise.
Ultimately, young children pay the price. Obesity in those neighborhoods is more than twice that of well-off schools.
Are you sure this is causality?
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/aug/28/wsu-study-links-spokane-childhood-obesity-to-paren/