How Sprawl Makes Fighting Childhood Obesity So Much Harder

According to the Centers for Disease Control, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. In 2010, more than one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese. The truth is that Loudoun’s schools are theoretically within walking distance for some students, but there’s a lot more to walkability than proximity. Read more.