What Your ZIP Code Says About Your Weight :

Forget the BMI (Body Mass Index), try your postal code instead. Researchers from the University of Washington have found a pronounced correlation between a persons address ZIP code and their weight.

Closer analysis shows the issue is more about demographics (income and race) than geography.

...for every $100,000 more a house is worth, the homeowners are 2% less likely to be obese. ( via Yahoo )

There was a 30% obesity rate in the poorest neighborhoods, while the rate was only 5% in the richest parts of town.

Obesity rates continue to climb , and I wonder if this is tied to increasing poverty. The five poorest states are all in the top 10 when it comes to obesity rates.

How the post code research can be used to combat obesity remains to be seen. Perhaps the best way to lose weight is to upgrade your ZIP code and shift to a "thin" neighborhood. The only way some people are able to do this is to win a lottery.

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