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Hey guys! About a year ago I moved from a smaller city (~230k) with a okay climate (snowy VERY cold winters, and extreme heat/forest fires in the summer) to a slightly larger city (~430k) in a very mild climate (very little if any snow, mostly hanagable heat, lots more rain). I've noticed in the past year that the general % of fat people I see has decreased when compared to where I used to live.

For example, where I used to live chances are 1 in 5 people I met AT LEAST one was chubby or bigger, with 1 in 12 easily being visibly fat/obese. Now, I'm lucky if I see 1 chubby person in 20 and only really see fat/obese folks once in awhile.

Is this because of less pressure/need to be skinny in more rual areas or less access to health/fitness stuff? Could it be because going outside/working out is easier in a more mild climate? Are there factors I'm not considering? How have yall found percentage of fat folks in different cities?

Sidenote: Don't love where I used to live but I super miss being around other fat folks and it being more normal 😢

Like you I'm from the countryside and I moved to a bigger city for university. And around here I'm definitely sure I'll be one of the bigger people that shows up, there are big people but not fat as we would be called. I definitely saw more obese people where I'm from, yet it didn't mean I didn't get judgemental looks or comments, I would say that in an urban setting people don't care as much about the lives of others.

I think your mostly right. I noticed its bit more of a poverty thing though. Healthy food is more expensive. Rural areas tend to be poorer. Which might explain what you have seen.

But Lower income neighborhoods in cities likely have the same thing happening as well. Disguised in a sense by the rest of the city. If one were to say go to say a two different quality stores where I live in the city. The percentage changes drastically.