According to a report released last year by the South Carolina Health Research Center, rural children ages 2 to 5 are about twice as likely as urban children to consume more than 24 ounces of sweets. drinks per day. For children aged 6 to 11, children in rural areas consume an average of 80 grams of fat per day, compared to 73 grams of fat per day. Another reason why children in rural areas are less healthy is that they are more physically inactive and watch significantly more television programs than children in urban areas. Rural populations tend to be less health conscious than city dwellers because they have not been taught to eat healthily or be physically active. They just don't know what they're doing. And that's why they eat so poorly and, as a result, their health is generally worse than that of city dwellers. For example, in Washington DC, we are very health conscious and if a person does not participate, they feel left out. Major US cities are now increasingly health conscious, with bikes available in cities and traffic jams everywhere, capital residents are less likely to be obese and more likely to commute to work by bike or on foot or take public transport to get to work. Simply put, a health-conscious city produces a health-conscious society. Banning smoking in public spaces, both indoors and outdoors, adding new parks, walking and biking trails, and a population that prioritizes healthy habits are the little things that create a healthy environment.