Many of the aboriginal communities are located in remote areas where food marts and resources are scares. According to an informant from the research conducted by Yi et al (2015), “…Aboriginal youth [has] greater exposure to fast food outlets and fewer resources of reaching supermarkets or major food retailers”. In addition to that, Smoyer-Tomic et al. (2008) says Aboriginal youth have high risk of obesity causes by "...limited access to, and choice of, healthier and nutritious foods" (as cited in Yi et al., 2015). The weather in the area where the community lives also impacts the youth risk for obesity. Cold weather, which is common in Canada decreases people's activity. A correspondent who is living on Edmonton says that the long winter limits their physical activities (Yi et
Many of the aboriginal communities are located in remote areas where food marts and resources are scares. According to an informant from the research conducted by Yi et al (2015), “…Aboriginal youth [has] greater exposure to fast food outlets and fewer resources of reaching supermarkets or major food retailers”. In addition to that, Smoyer-Tomic et al. (2008) says Aboriginal youth have high risk of obesity causes by "...limited access to, and choice of, healthier and nutritious foods" (as cited in Yi et al., 2015). The weather in the area where the community lives also impacts the youth risk for obesity. Cold weather, which is common in Canada decreases people's activity. A correspondent who is living on Edmonton says that the long winter limits their physical activities (Yi et