Maps Show Striking Link Between Car Commuting and Obesity

Check out these two maps, the first showing obesity rates (by county) in the United States and the second showing the percentage of commuters who travel by car (via Planetizen).
Obesity rates are highest in Appalachia and the Southeast United States. Image: Planetizen
A map showing the percentage of car commuters shows a strikingly similar pattern.
Researchers Anne [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2012/01/17/maps-show-striking-correlation-between-car-travel-and-obesity/

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