Obesity linked to newer, less walkable neighbourhoods
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
The age of your neighbourhood may influence your risk of obesity, according to a new study from the University of Utah. The study, to be published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, linked the body mass index (BMI) of nearly a half million Salt Lake County residents to 2000 Census data...
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