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Older, more feet-friendly neighborhoods can help keep waistlines trim, U.S. researchers report.<\/div>\n

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“We were excited to find that … living in an older neighborhood and higher proportion of residents who walk to work — both predict lower weight<\/em>,” said lead researcher Barbara Brown, a professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah.<\/div>\n

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The report was published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine<\/em>.
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They found that neighborhood type did seem to be correlated to body weight. For example, a man of average size — 6 feet tall weighing 200 pounds — weighed 10 pounds less if he lived in an older, more walkable neighborhood. A woman of average size — 5’5″ tall weighing 149 pounds — was six pounds lighter if she lived in a similar area versus a newer, less pedestrian-friendly locale.<\/div>\n

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Of course, walkable neighborhoods may select for fitter people (the folks who want to walk will choose to live in places where they can walk). This is a wonky blow off of the data that doesn’t fully explain what’s going on. <\/div>\n

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If your living space supports activity, you will be more likely to be active, lose weight, and buy smaller pants. <\/div>\n

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To change our culture in a positive direction, more individuals need to choose neighborhoods with sidewalks, local stores, and bike lanes. And we can ask for the walk-ability of our boroughs and towns to improve as well. <\/div>\n
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Create demand and the supply will follow.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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