Do 'walkable' neighborhoods reduce obesity, diabetes? Yes, research suggests
Tuesday, June 17, 2014 - 17:00
in Health & Medicine
People who live in neighborhoods that are conducive to walking experienced a substantially lower rate of obesity, overweight and diabetes than those who lived in more auto-dependent neighborhoods, according to a pair of studies. Specifically, the studies found that people living in neighborhoods with greater walkability saw on average a 13 percent lower development of diabetes incidence over 10 years than those that were less walkable.