Childhood obesity included in "fallout" from Fukushima catastrophe

As reported by the Asahi Shimbun, the healthy fear of outdoor radioactive contamination, leading to severe or total restrictions on outdoor play by children, has led to a dramatic increase in childhood obesity in Fukushima Prefecture. Several age categories (7-years, 9, 11, 13) exhibited the increase in childhood obesity, with Fukushima Prefecture ranking as the worst, or second worst, of the 47 prefectures across Japan. In certain age groups, the childhood obesity in Fukushima Prefecture is twice the national average.