Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity...
by okmokmz on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @12:27PM
(#20748797)
While this maybe true, many of the people I know that live in rural areas locally have jobs involving manual labor rather than sitting on their ass in an office all day (like myself). I'd be curious to learn how commuting and travelling in a city with a desk job compares to not being as active while travelling but working a job involving manual labor. I'd honestly be surprised if people living in the city did more exercise overall
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity...
by beefalo on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @12:43PM
(#20749000)
My family lives in rural areas and a lot of people there do manual labor jobs but are still overweight. I think it is more of a cultural thing around food. When I visit, I am always shocked by how much food people eat. The amount of exercise needed to overcome eating 4k calories per day is not going to be provided by any job.