The Obesity-Hunger Puzzle

At one time, hunger in America conjured images of soiled-face toddlers in rural areas or frighteningly thin children in decrepit urban apartments. That is about to change.

A recent survey found that the country’s capital of obesity, the South Bronx, is also one of the poorest and hungriest districts in the country. Sound impossible? Well, when all the factors are considered, it’s not as far-fetched as it seems: