| Near the US-Mexico Border, Exploding Poverty and Obesity Tip the Scales Whitney Shefte - The Washington Post | |
| go to original November 14, 2013 |
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Hidalgo County, Tex., is one of the fastest growing, and poorest, places in the nation.
Although 40 percent of the county's residents are enrolled in the food stamp program, diabetes and obesity have exploded in the region.
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