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Anna Soubry has said poor people have a tendency to be overweight, laying most of the blame with poor diet. Does the data support her views?
The Public Health Minister Anna Soubry discussed the link between wealth and weight of children in the UK this week. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, the Minister said "not everybody who is overweight comes from deprived backgrounds but that's where the propensity lies".
We decided to look at the relevant data: do children's waistlines get wider when their parents' belts get tighter? The results are not quite so straightforward.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/jan/23/fact-checking-obesity-poverty-link
The Public Health Minister Anna Soubry discussed the link between wealth and weight of children in the UK this week. In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, the Minister said "not everybody who is overweight comes from deprived backgrounds but that's where the propensity lies".
We decided to look at the relevant data: do children's waistlines get wider when their parents' belts get tighter? The results are not quite so straightforward.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2013/jan/23/fact-checking-obesity-poverty-link