Obesity rates are about one-fifth lower in women who moved from poor neighborhoods into low-poverty neighborhoods than those who did not move, according to results from a federal housing program initiated in the mid-1990s.

The ‘Moving to Opportunity’ program, originally intended to help single-mother households in poor neighborhoods relocate to low-poverty areas in order to gain access to better homes, jobs and schools, found little impact on employment and income, but found a huge impact on health instead.

Obesity Risk May be Lowered by Moving into a Better Neighborhood | ThirdAge