The number of overweight students in the Washington suburbs has swollen to levels typical of less affluent areas, with at least one-fifth overweight or obese throughout the region.

Typically, children in poorer, urban areas have higher obesity rates, while affluent suburbs report much lower rates, because of higher education levels and bigger grocery budgets.

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