A new study published in the Journal of Rural Health reveals that Americans living in rural areas are more likely than city-dwellers to be obese. Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson reports.
Study Says Rural Americans Fatter Than Urban Counterparts
Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.