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Article: Study Finds Links Between Community Design, Weight, Physical Activity, High Blood Pressure; Two Major Health Journals Present Special Issues Examining Impact of Built Environment on Health.
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- August 28, 2003
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Byline: Burness Communications
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- People who live in more sprawling areas generally weigh more and are more likely to have high blood pressure, according to a national study released today. The study is the first to link obesity directly to the built environment. It appears in the September edition of the peer-reviewed American Journal of Health Promotion. The American Journal of Health Promotion and the American Journal of Public Health are devoting their September issues to an unprecedented examination of how community design affects health.
"Researchers are finding that sprawl and community design have a ...