Is Suburbia Just A Scapegoat For Obesity?

"Don't blame your ballooning waistline on urban sprawl, say researchers at the University of Toronto.

Despite numerous studies that have blamed obesity on suburban living, researchers at the U of T, the London School of Economics and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain say people who are at risk of becoming obese choose to move to the suburbs because they prefer to drive, not walk."

The study tracked 6000 people for six years, monitoring their weight as they moved to/from dense or more sprawling communities.

"The results, according to the researchers, demonstrate that while people might move to different neighbourhoods, that change in their environment didn't necessarily affect their weight."