Mar 14 2009
Children who live near parks are physically more active
Children at risk of obesity who live close to parks tend to be more physically active. The study recently submitted to American Heart Association’s conference in Florida is monitoring children with potential risk problems in the future up to ten years or until the subject turns eighteen. They are monitoring the environment effect on obesity. The likelihood of walking to school increases double for girls and leisure walking for boys increases by 60 percent for every park in close proximity to home. This definitely is a positive possibility that people will be more physically active by walking more instead of depending on auto transportation.
Source: Medical News Today
