Disparities in Food Access and in Opportunities for Physical Activity

Grantmakers in Health, Views from the Field
September 19, 2011

In Massachusetts, about one-third of all children aged 10-17 and 58 percent of residents of all ages are either overweight or obese (MPHA 2011; CDC 2011). Obesity is a risk factor for numerous preventable chronic diseases, from type 2 diabetes to heart disease, stroke, and some cancers. Type 2 diabetes, once almost unheard of among children, now represents a significant portion of all diabetes reported in the
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