No Sprawl-Obesity Link, Study Concludes

Researcher say that the overweight "tend to gravitate" to neighborhoods that are unsuitable for walking.

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September 13, 2005, 6:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A growing chorus of planners, health officials and others has said that spread-out suburbs discourage walking and might encourage obesity. But two Oregon State University researchers have concluded there is little connection between urban sprawl and the expanding waistlines of Americans. Professors Andrew Plantinga and Stephanie Bernell say people who are overweight and sedentary tend to gravitate toward neighborhoods with fewer opportunities for walking because it's not something they care about."

Thanks to Michael G

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